Every step of the path Taiwanese men walk to become Marines is hard, but none is quite like the Road to Heaven. Conducted during the tenth and final week of their training at Kaohs... moreEvery step of the path Taiwanese men walk to become Marines is hard, but none is quite like the Road to Heaven. Conducted during the tenth and final week of their training at Kaohsiung military base, the Road is a grueling crawl along a pathway of jagged stones and coral. The men aren’t allowed to wear anything but shorts as they tackle the belly-down crawl, and instructors stop them and force them to do calisthenics in the middle. By the end, their bodies are bloody, tattered messes, but if the recruits don’t perform to the Marine standard they’re forced to do the whole thing over again.Commando Hubertimage: https://www.craveonline.com/assets/mandatory/legacy/2016/09/man_file_1117317_brutalregimens2.jpgThe Most Brutal Military Training RegimensThe French don’t have the world’s most fearsome reputation, but to become a frogman in the elite Commando Hubert division requires training that would destroy an ordinary man. No more than a dozen of the military’s best divers are allow... less
I know intellectually there is no 'future', it is a thought, a dream of sorts. Yet I still worry about so many things of the future, and my own being and I try so hard to stay in t... moreI know intellectually there is no 'future', it is a thought, a dream of sorts. Yet I still worry about so many things of the future, and my own being and I try so hard to stay in the NOW, but the mind constantly is wondering ahead. Do you ever get caught up in thoughts of tomorrow or even next year, and how do you stop/stay in just the Present?
I was thinking about this the other day... I am GOOD at folding paper, I know how to do it really professionally, to get a really flat seam... OK so not an earth-shattering skill, ... moreI was thinking about this the other day... I am GOOD at folding paper, I know how to do it really professionally, to get a really flat seam... OK so not an earth-shattering skill, (lol tho I have others that are :P) but it's surprising... and it's because when i was a kid my mum worked for a printer and she would sometimes bring home magistrates newsletters and publications to finish off at home.. and I would help her.. we used to have this special tool made from bone... I also am a gardener extraordinaire and I know a ton of stuff about children with additional support needs... And what I thought was.... we are probably all full of strange, quirky skills that we somehow acquired along the way... It's kinda cool.... and that's one of the things I love about people... they are endlessly fascinating and have diverse backgrounds and history. less
Is there no truth that stands alone on its own separate from a beholder? If that is also true then how can there be a right and wrong, good or bad? Was it always this way or ... moreIs there no truth that stands alone on its own separate from a beholder? If that is also true then how can there be a right and wrong, good or bad? Was it always this way or is today different from all our yesterdays? Why?
I don't recall any advice given to me, but one I've read was from Eckhart Tolle (an author); stay in Now, and the past and future are illusions. It is SO hard to maintain that, but... moreI don't recall any advice given to me, but one I've read was from Eckhart Tolle (an author); stay in Now, and the past and future are illusions. It is SO hard to maintain that, but I surely want to and try.
