A veteran reflects on how the military taught them what it means to be human through intense brotherhood and sisterhood. They argue that technology connects us more but makes genuine connection rarer, and wish that kind of deep community existed beyond the military.
I have learned more about what it means to be human, civilian, whatever you want to call it, from the military than from anybody else who doesn't wear a uniform, which is I understand and I learned a long time ago, which is my own sense of camaraderie and brotherhood and sisterhood and community is the thing that helps me stay inspired, is the thing that saves me when I'm in a dark place, is the thing that motivates me.
And it's hard in this modern day and age to find an intense sense of community or love.
In the general population. And I think technology makes it even more difficult because we're connected, but we're not connecting. And when I started hearing stories from people that I met in the military about brotherhood and sisterhood, and again, we call each other brothers, you know, I wanted to learn, quite frankly, because my complaint was, why can't I have that? You know, why can't we all have that? Why can't everybody have that?
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