I will rebuild this temple…
I hear the sound of taps in the background… Its quiet… time to turn over it’s 11 pm in an army camp in South Korea.
Tomorrow is the big day to see if I’ve learned anything about fitness since Ive arrived here in the peninsula, Its just seems unfair that I’ll have to do it knowing I’ve injured my knees Wednesday. I got back from my 15-day vacation to the Philippines last week and I’ve been training heavily since Fri knowing that I’m competing tomorrow, the only problem is heavy training brings injuries and I’ve popped my knees, sprained my ankles and my hurt my ribs and my forearms… shouldn’t have been training too hard. On the positive side Ive had 2 days of very light workout and the rest should make me at least healed enough for Saturday noon’s fight.
I am probably in my best shape right now since I’ve injured my back while I was still stationed at DM, after that injury I’ve shot from 135 pounds to 175 lbs (my heaviest) while i was in Iraq (stress haven’t helped) now I’m back to 145 and hopefully by mid next month be at 140. When that happens then I’ll start training to add muscle mass and reach my goal of carrying twice my weight.
Since November I’ve been core training and increased my flexibility.. I’ve cut down on animal fat considerably (with the help of my no-mammal meat diet) have completely gone smoke free and cut down on my alcohol consumption.. Since arriving here Ive ended my polyphasic sleep test and have gone to a normal 6 hour a night rest (also became a day worker)… This whole lifestyle change will either kill me or make me stronger.
Having a well rounded life is what the air force aims for its airmen, not because of better performance reports scores, it is a life changer, it enhances your life experiences.. The lord has given us talent investment, what we do with that investment is up to us, we can either dig a hole and keep it there or use the money and create wealth. Each one of us has the same potential for greatness, for enlightenment, for happiness. Our bodies are god’s temple, we must keep it holy and sound, you can be all spiritual all you want, be all knowing, and amass all the riches in the world, but without god’s home, it is all for nothing. The soul doesn’t need a body to exist, but it does need one to make a change in the world. Our bodies are part of our selves, it is our window to the world and it is the vessel in which we store the wisdom and beauty of god, It is our way of means of embracing our beloved and followers and the children of god.
Clean out your temple, make it fit for the lord to live in, sometimes we have to destroy and rebuild the house of god, but we do not have much time. Act now, tomorrow is too late.
(NEW) Latin word: Shingle, n. glarea,f.; scandula,f.
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The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
