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My 89 yr old Dad, Wally is his name and he has dementia. He really doesn't enjoy doing much these days and will just sit for hours unless we change it up for him. The other day, I was reading The Book and Dad pipes up...What you reading"? Long story shorter, I started reading to him and He loves the book. He laughed so much at the cussing and all and told me he was in the navy, and Yes , you must cuss like a .....Sailor. He wants me to read It all the time now and has his favorite chapters too. He has some really interesting comments about the captain, as you may imagine and could just not comprehend how the man could condone killing children. This has really been great. You struck a chord I think. Dad now has something he looks forward to...when he remembers....Thanks Mushroom.
This book deals with my own awakening to the reality of war and the moral questions that war raises. Fighting in war is a messy and bloody business. We face a moral dilemma with our first kill. We are all taught that hurting people and certainly killing people is wrong. When we are put into a position where killing is "necessary", our moral compass goes haywire and we have to deal with it, not only in that moment, but for the rest of our lives.
Author's Bio.
- MUSHROOM MONTOYA
- Mushroom Montoya circumnavigated the globe aboard the USS Trippe DE1075 after killing soldiers, woman and children in Viet Nam. Now, as a shaman, he heals the planet one person at a time. Mushroom Montoya has an active shamanic healing practice in Long Beach, California and he teaches at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Cal State Univ. Long Beach.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Wally Brightens Up
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