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re: unbelievable restored video/audio of Allied troops on November 11, 1918 (the end of WWI)
Posted on 3/17/19 at 8:52 am to MastrShake
Posted on 3/17/19 at 8:52 am to MastrShake
I read an article by an historian who spent a lot of the 1970s visiting the remaining WWI vets in America to record interviews with them before they passed.
He was amazed at one universal trait all of these old guys had. They all downplayed the conditions.
Poison gas: 'Yeah, it wasn't so bad.'
No food: 'Yeah, but it wasn't so bad.'
Wounded by bullets: 'Yeah, but it wasn't so bad.'
He concluded that this was because all of these guys were born in the 1890s in an era where complaining about anything was considered 'unmanly.' They were raised with a sense of stoicism.
He was amazed at one universal trait all of these old guys had. They all downplayed the conditions.
Poison gas: 'Yeah, it wasn't so bad.'
No food: 'Yeah, but it wasn't so bad.'
Wounded by bullets: 'Yeah, but it wasn't so bad.'
He concluded that this was because all of these guys were born in the 1890s in an era where complaining about anything was considered 'unmanly.' They were raised with a sense of stoicism.
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Posted on 3/17/19 at 9:02 am to Zach
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He was amazed at one universal trait all of these old guys had. They all downplayed the conditions.
I saw an interview once with an American pilot from WWI telling a story of a dogfight he had vs 3 Germans, a story where he nearly died every 5 words, and he told it with all the passion of reading the ingredients label on a Coke can.
he was describing his heroics in such a matter-of-fact way it was like he was actively trying not to sound heroic. and then at the end, after dropping the first 2 Germans, the 3rd made some mistake and the US pilot said, "Well, shame on him, because I was able to get back to base shortly after that." as if he'd been stuck in traffic or something.
This post was edited on 3/17/19 at 9:06 am
Posted on 3/17/19 at 9:17 am to Zach
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I read an article by an historian who spent a lot of the 1970s visiting the remaining WWI vets in America to record interviews with them before they passed. He was amazed at one universal trait all of these old guys had. They all downplayed the conditions. Poison gas: 'Yeah, it wasn't so bad.' No food: 'Yeah, but it wasn't so bad.' Wounded by bullets: 'Yeah, but it wasn't so bad.' He concluded that this was because all of these guys were born in the 1890s in an era where complaining about anything was considered 'unmanly.' They were raised with a sense of stoicism.
True, Z. "complaining" would be a form of self pity; ill-affordable character weakness in a hard scenario and counter productive irl.
Me and Wife contemplate the way we have raised our great granddaughter...a delicate flower, and angel of love. And then we look at what's around us, and Her when we are gone.
Life is infinitely bittersweet. To the degree that we experience love...we are destined to experience that degree of pain. IMO, Faith is the only antidote for that poison. But even one's (relative degree) of Faith is a matter of personal intent, character/vision and will.
Overwhelming. Thank you Jesus.
Posted on 3/17/19 at 11:58 am to Zach
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He concluded that this was because all of these guys were born in the 1890s in an era where complaining about anything was considered 'unmanly.' They were raised with a sense of stoicism.
Now we have "Beto, King of the dorks"
This post was edited on 3/17/19 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 3/17/19 at 8:32 pm to Zach
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He concluded that this was because all of these guys were born in the 1890s in an era where complaining about anything was considered 'unmanly.' They were raised with a sense of stoicism.
If only we had this attitude today
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