Why military service?
Friday, October 19th, 2007Q. Masters, my son is in the Army and just got sent back to
A. Sweet Mother, you must first and foremost honor your son’s choices. He chose to be in the military because he needed the varied experiences that it provides. He wished to learn about discipline, about honoring one’s freely undertaken commitments and obligations, and wanted to be in an arena where he might feel the intensity of physical emotions.
A second tour was necessary for him because during the first tour he was in fear, on autopilot, following the boots of the man in front of him. He is now there with a new sense of awareness and observation. He is setting the stage for the involved decision making that will be a large portion of his life in the future. Your son is developing a strength of character that he did not need within his earlier years but will be a necessary integral part of his future. In this sense, he is learning “to be all he can be” as the Army predicted when he volunteered.
Do not fear that he will become a war monger or human destructive machine. Your son is much too intelligent and sensitive for that. He is learning how to deal with others and to plan ahead, how to regroup after unexpected encounters and to look out for all eventualities. He went overseas with a sense of wonder, and will return with a knowledge of himself and his abilities. He is not a quitter but stands by his word.
His decision to go into the military had nothing to do with accepting the politics involved in the current conflicts. He sensed that it was the quickest way to enable his self to grow in wisdom. You must not let your tide of emotions as a mother sour this experience your son chose. You do not have to like what he is doing but respect his right to do it.
Fairness does not play a part in what is happening—what is happening is what your son needs for this Earth experience. And did you ever consider that what those other souls are going through are the lessons that they also need to learn?
