Last week was amongst my most busy since last end sem exam. The project, office... college... essays... and of course the "Band of Brothers" had kept me on my toes. Was literally running pillar to post completing one job or the other.
And i guess the week had a good end today. Missed out on Dev D, but had a fine time. Pizzas after a long time can be really a good change.
The martial way of life has since ages attracted me. Its a life of heroics and death has honour.
Oh yes, The Band of brothers. This 10 part series and covers (in dramatization) the heroics of the EASY company of 101st Airborne division, of US army, in the world war II. Produced by Tom Hanks and Steven speilberg (with a rating of 9.6 on imdb.com), it happens to be the best ive ever seen on television or in motion pictures. THE BEST. May be my veiws are slightly adultrated on account of my affinity to nything that relates to military, but still its something of a must watch for everyone of us who have absolutely no idea as to how peaceful a world we are living in.
As i write this one thig that just flashed back from the same series is a dialogue by Lieutenant
Ronald Spiers: "The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it."
I guess it surmises it all, all that i want to express. The purpose, the life, and the meaning of a soldier. And after watching those valiant men in their heroics for 10 hours in the Band of brothers series... am just far too dazzled.
Even the Nazi's... i dispise whatever they did and brought upon the whole world. But it wouldnt be justise if i fail to commend them on their military organisation. The fearsome, yet most proud and valiant officers the world ever saw were Waffen-SS.
War is merciless and war is despicable.
Yet i find the life of a soldier the most admirable. Its a life of duty.A life of purpose. No mumbling and grumblings. Orders define ones existence. Its a kind of slavery, yet it is free of all the things this vagabond mind keeps thinkin about.
I would love to join army anyday. Yet the only thing that keeps me from doing it, is i dont think am made for it. Its not my purpose. Just so that i dont have to think it all, i cant run and be a soldier. I cant be a slave.
I end this with this very speech by the Wermacht Nazi Officer after the fall of Berlin...
(happens to be amongst my fav scene in the series)
It is a moving speech delivered with so much dignity you almost wouldn't know he is exhausted and surrendering.
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