A soldier, in my experience, often has to 'move on' in order to keep going with their duty. Most often than not it is simply lying to oneself. They 'move on' but they don't ever truly move forward.
They lie to themselves. They never truly forget unless they can repress it. For those with morals and an active conscience it'll haunt them later.
[He breathes out softly as he nurses that cigarette.] Don't promise what you can't keep... but if you mean your words then that hold just as much meaning.
Tell me... If you had a chance to do it again would you...? Knowing what you know now. That's how you know if you've learned anything from this. [Which wasn't exactly true 100% in his case.]
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They lie to themselves. They never truly forget unless they can repress it. For those with morals and an active conscience it'll haunt them later.
[He breathes out softly as he nurses that cigarette.] Don't promise what you can't keep... but if you mean your words then that hold just as much meaning.
Tell me... If you had a chance to do it again would you...? Knowing what you know now. That's how you know if you've learned anything from this. [Which wasn't exactly true 100% in his case.]