Posts tagged Tension
Making Sport of Destiny – Planning For a Great Future
Aug 22nd
Despite pre-marital allusions, hope-filled patterns of life get in bed with destiny – both agreeing to contend for and collude in agreement with the other.
To agree with one’s destiny, by obligation, is preparing the mind for all manner of probable possibility and even the plausibly non-probable possibility. It doesn’t leave it there, however. It plans beyond these possibilities, even to the hopes, dreams and plans of the most probable kind – to actually be prepared for the coming forms of destiny in the basis of certainty.
This can get awkward and confusing, so let’s take our time to negotiate our way through so as to not get completely lost.
Our Probable Possibilities
‘Possibility’ is the word; that which is probably going to happen to, with, through or for us. We act in preparation for what is possibly about to happen.
There’s a world of possibility also that would otherwise escape not only our attention but also our perception – the attention rejecting what was barely perceived. Our role in life is to try and understand some of this, not getting worried unnecessarily by it, but using it to broaden our horizons so we’re most prepared.
This helps us understand the context of…
Plausible, But Non-Probable, Possibilities
How often are we side-swiped by life – affected by things which have come about that completely blindsided us? However non-probable we thought they were, they did occur.
Hope is buoyed within us when we hold abridged the tension between these scatty ventures of possibility – great and terrible things personally and relationally – those which help us see life in true context, thankful for the simplicity of today, which is just the one reality – enough for any human mind.
Destiny Coming!
There are things coming at us, like that steam train coming out of the tunnel with its light bearing down and horn blaring. It calls us to get off the tracks; to do something appropriate.
There are always good things and not-so-good things coming our way. As they come, we calculate and prepare. There’s hardly anything simpler. Yet, we’re apt at either pulling it to us prematurely, grabbing it, or balking at it, denying it. Let’s let it happen of its own accord, at its proper time and in its proper way.
Summing Up
Obligating destiny is entering life entirely with hope strapped about us, come what may. It’s taking account of probability and possibility, and even shades of the perceptibly non-probable, yet still possible.
This is not a thing we can ever do anywhere near perfectly, but we still try. And our efforts commend us.
It succours hope in this way and ensures our approach to the future is hope-filled, because we’ve prepared our minds for the broad range of feasible likelihood.
US Soldiers and Alcohol Abuse
Aug 15th
Among the struggles US soldiers contend with, there is one enemy that is steadily gaining on them. Alcohol abuse has reached an all time high in the US military. For nearly 20 years, reports have shown that alcohol abuse within the ranks has grown, despite attempts by officials to curtail consumption. Studies have shown that soldiers 18 to 25 are more likely to drink than civilians the same age.
Officials blame stress as the cause behind the military’s alcohol abuse problem, just as it is commonly the root of the problem for non military drinkers. The stress soldiers, face however, is much different than what citizens’ face.
Military training programs are seriously demanding on a soldier physically and mentally. It’s designed that way to make soldiers tough enough to endure battle and handle any kind of situation.
Soldiers turn to alcohol for relief from the pressure of so much exertion. It provides a temporary escape from having to think about the dangers and responsibilities of being in the military. During war time such pressures increase and soldiers struggle even more to find a balance between work and family.
Female soldiers have their own set of obstacles, in addition to the ones all soldiers face. Often women feel they have to prove their worth among other soldiers since it male-dominated field.
This kind of tension can make a tough job even tougher. Some female officers also have to deal with sexual harassment.
The US military has acknowledged that alcohol abuse among its ranks is a rising problem. Alcohol abuse reduces efficiency and affects the overall performance of the military. It can also put lives in danger.
The military has no use for a soldier that is not performing at 100 percent. If a soldier is an alcohol abuser they are more likely to abuse their partners and cause disagreement among the ranks, according to studies.
