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was like in the army, he laughed. “How does a

man explain the army? They try to kill you to

make you strong, and they do stupid things just
to teach you discipline.”

“Like what?” I asked.

He thought a moment, and then answered,
“Let me tell you a story.”

Basic training had been hard. They had

marched and marched and drilled and marched
some more. When it was finally over, they

were told they would be allowed a weekend
furlough as soon as they could pass inspection.

The first inspection didn’t go well. Their

sergeant found something wrong with every
soldier. They did another week of marching

and drill. Finally, the next weekend came. This

time they worked much harder, and still, the
sergeant found a few men who had something

that wasn’t quite right. Once more, they spent
the week marching.

When the third weekend came, everyone

was determined to have everything perfect.
They shined shoes, spruced up uniforms, and

worked to get everything to perfection. The

sergeant moved from man to man, finding

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