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Be Good - Earn This

Friday, April 15, 2022,

In Catholic/Christian tradition, today marks the anniversary or Good Friday; the day Christ died.  

Catholics/Christians around the world will observe this day as a day of prayer, fasting, abstinence from meat (as all Fridays in Lent), and reflection.

The line of, "Earn This", comes from a scene in "Saving Private Ryan" where, towards the end of the film, all of the effort, work, sacrifice, comes to fruition, with the last of the Ryan brothers (played by Matt Damon) is saved by a group of soldiers in WWII.  Tom Hanks, after toiling through the movie, facing death in the face at every turn, passes away on the battlefield, secure in the knowledge that he has done his duty, he has saved Private Ryan, and he can now pass; his last words, as Matt Damon holds him in his arms are, "Earn This".

It's a weighty thing to bear (whether we're talking in the confines of Saving Private Ryan, or the principles of Christianity); the death of another who gave their life, so you could live. 

I could write about this more, but it's 5:40am as I type this, and I'm a bit behind skedge.  Time to begin...

Part II:

No time to dilly dally- I'm late.  It's 7:30am as I type this (post-practice), and it's time to enter the world. 

Namste

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