Before his Death, Dan Luke told me a few things about life. I remember one time we were stationed in Valencia, Spain for a month’s leave from active combat. At this point we had successfully driven the meatballs and their large spatula-catapults from Madrid – and were temporarily relieved from duty.

Back at the base – over dinner – Dan Luke just starting mindlessly ranting.

“If you ask me,” he said, “Society as a whole is somewhat broken – it’s as if we’re born into some sort of perpetual motion machine.”

He took a bite out of his steak and continued talking.

“Think of it this way, as soon as were born we already have a set of traditions people are following just for our entrance to this world – Baptisms, First Birthday Parties, Video tapes of our first steps – the list goes on and on.”

He pauses, “But what does it all really mean? If you ask me, too many things go unquestioned.”
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