Reality?????????

Question

I am not in the war but with the threat of multiple new wars I understand that a draft is almost inevitable. And I think that I may be further isolating myself from the world and society as I pretend to believe that I am somehow special, or worthy of some sort of test. But Im not actually pretending, I feel like I am being tested by reality itself. I am not afraid to die, but I want to die for what I believe in, not for someone elses beliefs. I feel that I've gone through so much mental discomfort over the past few years and I dont believe that a war in Iran or North Korea will be the end for me. I realize that according to my research, others have gone through so much more suffering than I have, and that I have no basis for complaint.

Answer 1

You have choices- just like all the soldiers in Iraq, Korea, well not Vietnam because of the draft, and ww1 and 2. IF the time comes that they truly initiate a draft - and since the election of dems in both houses kind of nixes that possiblilty in the next 2 years, I wouldn't dwell on it- if the day comes though- there are other countries you can go to for asylum.

I happen to believe that we are going to come up against the worse kind of war- nuclear in our own country- and there comes in your beliefs of fighting for what is right- It will not be a pretty picture for anyone surviving the fallout, the fall of the government as we know it and the true survivors will be persons like yourself- people who have a knowledge of destiny that has not yet come into play-----------

Answer 2

Yes, you need to make a reality check. If you think, yourself being "tested" by reality you are probably just a ordinary guy who is begining to face the fact that life is not all about you. When you get past the infantile point of view maybe you will realize that the teenage existential angst is just a phase too. The draft is less likely now and the Democrats will have to spend the next 6 years trying to push through budgets that patch the trillion dollars spent on the war in Iraq. You've probably missed any chance you may have had to waste your life for a young man's delusional ideas of being the protagonist in the play of life. I suggest you try getting into theatre - you could have a fine career as a drama queen.