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August 22, 2007-Review of The DVD: The Bridge
A documentary about where distraught people in San Francisco go who have lost hope...
(photo courtesy of: http://www2.eng.cam.ac.uk/)
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| Best Way To Support Our Troops... |
The best way to support our troops is for all to serve.
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Recently, I met with a book club to dialogue about my book, Gun-Totin' Chaplain .
This is the first book club I've done face to face and it was absolutely delightful. I had done a few on speaker phone which were lots of fun, but nothing like this one.
Most writers, who have penned books they feel noteworthy, are thrilled when it is evident people have actually read their work. Gun Totin' Chaplain was read by everyone in this group.
The members asked penetrating questions about some of the things I'd said in the book. They wanted to understand what motivated me to go to war when I didn't have too. Did I achieve my goals? Did I think that the church condoned war?
The questions went on and on. We all determined that war is awful; and, yet, while admitting that fact, accepted the premise that most Americans are untouched by our present conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
We then started talking about my favorite subject, AllServe. Would these mothers be willing for their children to serve our great country for 18-24 months if their children had a choice in what and how they would serve, i. e. Peace Corps, Teach America, Habitat for Humanity, Americorps, the military or design their own service?
Since they had read about the idea in Gun Totin' Chaplain, they understood the concept. Absolutely they were willing for their children to serve. (The session ended with them giving me a cake they had made with AllServe on it).
This enthusiastic and inquistive group encouraged me to renew my letter and email writing campaign. My first two victims will be George Soros and Warren Buffet. These two guys are naturals to me. They've got more money than God and they are willing to give it away (Everybody and his brother's writing them a letter asking for money I'm sure). Plus, it appears that they want to leave some sort of legacy. What greater cause than a national policy of AllServe?
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that we don't have the political will to make choices for the greater good which AllServe is. However, the will to make AllServe a reality sparks a "hope springs eternal" commitment in me. The time is now.
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