The Holidays bring us dig'n around in old boxes... and I got a call from my Dad to come over and get some stuff or he was throwing it out..<G> Reluctantly I did... and I'm glad The world has changed a great deal since I was 19 in 1971<G> and when you meet yourself via cassette tape 30 years later... *Get ready for a shock<G> The man you were... may not be the man you remember<G> *But I'm pleased to report several things.... 1.30 years ago Bible thumpers were just as annoying as they are today<G> same message.. 2, Jimmy Swaggart actually sounded pretty good<G> 3. "High tech" was called "electronics" and the future was 4 channel STEREO *Other things I noticed.. I heard a young man asking the right questions in the face of the *un-known... But not sure of the right course of action to take. I heard myself ask for counciling in choices, and I think what I'd do for the "kid" is give him some basic encouragement<G> We can't go back! ...but we can learn from our past<G> and the skill we should cherish is one that "for-shadows" the trail ahead for a Young man through life. Why "character counts" is that we will be presented challenges and choices.. Success is tied to our "Dreams" and "Aspirations" for they motivate us and sustain our energy to build a life and family from the wilderness of childhood. Some of that has to do with making sense of situations that don't.. and applying faith when we don't always see the clear path ahead.. Some pride themselves with quick thinking and cognitive reasoning, and seem always to have an answer on the tip of their tong<G> *But just maybe... answers also come to those that reflect.. and wait. I'd advise myself...and every young man of that... just wait.. think right and a answer will come<G> Choose wisely.. and don't invest in current fashions<G> I've got more to say on this subject... Good stuff I hope<G> Cdr.Duane -=A=- _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
