Jordan and I went to and watched Captain America after we went to the Cheesecake Factory (because it was national cheesecake day so it was all 1/2 price.) During the movie I kept comparing Captain America to Jordan. I asked Jordan I said, "Would you try to go to war 5 times if you were rejected every time?" and he told me that he would. It made me smile. The idea that he would want to serve his country if ever it needed him made me feel so proud to be by his side.
Later during the movie something else happened that I needed to ask him another question. I said, "would you jump on a grenade for another person?" he thought about it for a moment and then said, "I would hope so." That made me happy again because I knew he was being honest. He genuinely would hope that he would make that call. I know that if he was ever put into that position he would do the right thing and, while I would miss him, I could not help but to be proud of his sacrifice. Just imagine what it would be like if your husband died saving 10 or even just one mans life. You would be sad that he was gone but how could you be that sad for long knowing that he SAVED SOMEONES LIFE!?!
The movie also made me wish I had grown up in an era when people loved their country. I won't lie and say that I have always shown proper respect for where I live and the freedoms I have but, then again, I haven't always been as educated as I am now. I just wish that others would see what it is I see everyday. People really need to start having more respect for the men and women who fight for their freedoms and for the Government who allows those freedoms.
Did I mention that the era in which the movie was set holds a lot of meaning for me? While I would not agree with all of the goings on of the time period I still would have loved to have been apart of it. Women were respected there, they were prized and treated with so much compassion . The family was important to everyone, single parents were rare unless they were killed in the war. Children were treated kindly and sternly. There was just so much respect for the Family as a unit and now that has seemed to disappear. It is truly sad really, people have no idea of what they are missing out on. Anyways it is late and I have church in the morning, eventually I will post more on this matter but for now I am going to sleep, goodnight.
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