A Young Man And Heaven

[Sleeping Dragon]

I saw someone yesterday, someone from my past. This young man was full of life, compassion and freedom, the things that faith, trust and innocents bring.

I'm now sixty-eight years old, and have only seen this young man once before in the past forty-seven years. It's truly sad that he stays away. It's even sadder that I'm the one who keeps him away.

You see, this young man is a danger to me and the ones I love. He can't survive because as strong and confident as he is, he's no match for the vicious animals that live in the real world.

I can deal with those animals because I can be even more savage and brutal than they. But, the young man can't. His faith and trust slow me down, and make me vulnerable. I can't allow that vulnerability because of what I've seen of this real world.

But, this young man has given this old warrior a glimpse of heaven. It's a place where I can sleep, and the young man can live the way life should be lived. Of course, the young man is me many, many years ago before war cost me that faith, trust and innocents.

 

[dutchiedelta]

Thank you.

 

[Sleeping Dragon]

We'll get there my Sister. We'll get there.

 

[BaMuoiBa]

But, the young man can't. His faith and trust slow me down, and make me vulnerable. I can't allow that vulnerability because of what I've seen of this real world.

Of course SD, the faces are all different (you and I) but the mannerism clearly define who we are today. I often wonder if I were to met with that person would I even trust him as well. being Innocent is such a liability in life as we know it today.

Thanks for the suturing my thoughts.

Ba

 

[OldDoorGunner]

Thank you SD for putting into words something I could not.........

J R

 

[FishNH]

Thank you Sleeping Dragon, that is so true how before the war, we were innocent and thought alot about the world, ddidn't think of the dangers that lurked in the shadows. One day we will be able to rest easy again...

 

[thomas.robinson.54966]

Awesome very awesome. I can relate. Sometimes I see the young man in me wanting out and comes out only to be forced away by the beast. Awesome man