2010-10-04 13:24:30ㄚ春和阿華
一個關於愛，決心，信仰的真實故事 from NPR
故事的主角是家中有六個小孩的家庭，陸續加入從軍的行列，既使有人因故受傷遣返或是陣亡，還是無法阻止孩子們的志為軍人的志向。家中的Al被炸彈炸死，Dan因腦部受損被遣返，Tommy目前服役中，現在Randy也決定步入軍旅。
挑選這則報導的原因是因為它讓我去思考我自己真正要的是什麼？我的信仰又是什麼？我願意有多大的決心去完成我的夢想？ 活著應該是生命的終極價值嗎？
或是該活出些什麼意義？儘管每個人的答案都會是非常不同的。
“ I would have liked them to be a doctor or a lawyer ... you know, typical, like any other parent would want. But that's what they chose and we have to respect them and be proud of what they're doing.”
「我希望他們成為醫生或是律師，就像其他父母對小孩的期望。但是我們必須 尊重他們的選擇，也為他們所作的事引以為榮。」 母親 - Gigi Dikcis
失去了Al讓他更堅定了從軍的想法。他說：
「我不會因此就退縮，一點也不。那只會讓我更堅定去做這件事，那是他想做的。」「我們不是一個懦弱的家族。」
"Didn't make me want to back down — not one bit. Just made me want to go harder ... just go for it. That's what he would have wanted," Randy says. "We're not a weak family."
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My thought:
This is the real story about love, determine, and faith. The love from the parents’ surpport for their children no matter what happens. The determine from holding something what you want firmly. And the faith from things you do believe exactally without a doubt.
If you love them, you respect from what they choose. It’s hard but it’s the right thing to do.
How much I should push to fulfill my dream? That's the question I always ask myself.
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