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[QUOTE="lalaone, post: 1146127, member: 103564"] This is a good question, Walkerooni. I see why you ask. My favorite (and gentle) disagreement with my husband over the years is about the verbs "to do" vs "to be," from a speech often given to young recruits by the renowned US Air Force pilot John Boyd. One could substitute "to be" with "to walk," in the context of pilgrimage. I hope others may find Boyd's words as relevant for reflection as we have. (The funny part of our debate is that we totally aligned, just using different words for the same ideals! Also, I heartily second the recommendation of Villar de Mazarife.) [I]Tiger, one day you will come to a fork in the road and you’re going to have to make a decision about which direction you want to go. He raised his hand and pointed. “If you go that way you can be somebody. You will have to make compromises and you will have to turn your back on your friends. But you will be a member of the club and you will get promoted and you will get good assignments.” Then Boyd raised his other hand and pointed in another direction. “Or you can go that way and you can do something- something for your country and for your Air Force and for yourself. If you decide you want to do something, you may not get promoted and you may not get the good assignments and you certainly will not be a favorite of your superiors. But you won’t have to compromise yourself. You will be true to your friends and to yourself. And your work might make a difference. To be somebody or to do something. In life there is often a roll call. That’s when you will have to make a decision. To be or to do? Which way will you go?[/I] - [URL='https://books.google.com/books?id=wWHIpt3EowQC&pg=PT239&lpg=PT239&dq=%22To+be+somebody+or+to+do+something.+In+life+there+is+often+a+roll+call.+That%E2%80%99s+when+you+will+have+to+make+a+decision.+To+be+or+to+do?+Which+way+will+you+go?+%22&source=bl&ots=J0XfKUwxVw&sig=ACfU3U0p-NUeLWseiEkibpKTpLL7oHMakA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju3qv-p6P_AhWNF1kFHZFmCn84ChDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=%22To%20be%20somebody%20or%20to%20do%20something.%20In%20life%20there%20is%20often%20a%20roll%20call.%20That%E2%80%99s%20when%20you%20will%20have%20to%20make%20a%20decision.%20To%20be%20or%20to%20do%3F%20Which%20way%20will%20you%20go%3F%20%22&f=false']Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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