Fear

"One reason that the Allies overestimated the effect of strategic bombardment was that they failed to realize that the Germans were much more afraid of their own government than British and American bombs." Good quote. Can the same be said of the Soviets, the Viet Cong, the Khmer Rouge, Saddam Hussein, Al-Qaeda...etc? So what do we do, keep dropping bombs? The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results...

It all boils down to fear.

Fear...of change, of others, of loss. Face the change, face the fear...face the fear, face the future.

Evolve, please.

Don't just try

"If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is."

- Charles Bukowski