I had an interesting discussion with the Civil Air Patrol cadet on the right. He said that he's learned a lot being in the CAP, a military-aligned program, such as self-discipline. For high schoolers, as he is, there's not much else offered aside from sports. I asked him what he would do if he found himself serving in a war he didn't believe in. He took the question seriously, expressed that going AWOL would get one in a lot of trouble, but he supposed if you ‘just shut up and do your job, the war will get over that much faster.’ I didn’t want to respond, because I knew I would have come off preachy. I do respect him, he’s involved in a service organization; they primarily help with civilian search and rescue. I’m glad he’s found something to be a part of, rather than wasting away on video games. I think what I do want to say is a prayer that we each can have the awareness and strength to do the right things, and to refuse participation in the things that destroy life.