SPECIAL ORDERS
AS I WAS READING THE BOOK THAT I ALWAYS GO BACK TO WHENEVER I'M FEELING DOWN, I TRY TO GO BACK TO THE PASSAGES WHERE I CAN FEEL EVEN MORE CALM AND ACTUALLY SHED A COUPLE OF TEARS, THE STORY IS CALLED SPECIAL ORDERS, AND I WILL SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE THAT I LOVE AND CARE ABOUT:
Horror gripped the heart of the world war soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might go out into the "No man's Land" between the trenches to bring his fallen comrade back.
"You can go," said the lieutenant, "but i don't think it will be worth it. you friend is probably dead and you may throw your own life away." The lieutenant's words didn't matter, and the soldier went anyway.
miraculously he managed to reach his friend, hoist him onto his shoulder and bring him back to their company's trench. as the two of them tumbled in together to the bottom of the trench, the officer checked the wounded soldier, then looked kindly at his friend. "i told you it wouldn't be worth it," he said. "your friend is dead, and you are mortally wounded."
"It was worth it, though, sir," the soldier replied.
"how do you mean 'worth it'?" responded the lieutenant. "your friend is dead!"
"yes, sir," the private answered. "But it was worth it because when i got to him he was still alive and i had the satisfaction of hearing him say,:
'JIM, I KNEW YOU'D COME.'"-------
THIS EXCERPT WAS TAKEN FROM "THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE"
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT FRIENDSHIPS ARE WORTH MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD, AND BEING ABLE TO SAY OR HEAR HOW MUCH SOMEONE CARES FOR YOU, BRINGS BLISS INTO YOUR LIFE.
Horror gripped the heart of the world war soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might go out into the "No man's Land" between the trenches to bring his fallen comrade back.
"You can go," said the lieutenant, "but i don't think it will be worth it. you friend is probably dead and you may throw your own life away." The lieutenant's words didn't matter, and the soldier went anyway.
miraculously he managed to reach his friend, hoist him onto his shoulder and bring him back to their company's trench. as the two of them tumbled in together to the bottom of the trench, the officer checked the wounded soldier, then looked kindly at his friend. "i told you it wouldn't be worth it," he said. "your friend is dead, and you are mortally wounded."
"It was worth it, though, sir," the soldier replied.
"how do you mean 'worth it'?" responded the lieutenant. "your friend is dead!"
"yes, sir," the private answered. "But it was worth it because when i got to him he was still alive and i had the satisfaction of hearing him say,:
'JIM, I KNEW YOU'D COME.'"-------
THIS EXCERPT WAS TAKEN FROM "THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE"
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT FRIENDSHIPS ARE WORTH MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD, AND BEING ABLE TO SAY OR HEAR HOW MUCH SOMEONE CARES FOR YOU, BRINGS BLISS INTO YOUR LIFE.