Sunday I was on my way to Atlanta where I’d be teaching at CDC for several days. I was #26 in the Southwest Airlines line and a young man wearing a baseball hat was #25. “You going back to school?”, “nah, I’m in the Army, and going back to work”. I told him I’d been an Airborne Ranger, he told me he served in the 75th Ranger Brigade. We talked briefly about losing friends in wars separated by 30+ years. We moved to our seats, and I immediately fell asleep dreaming about the synergy of connection and passion. As we left the plane, I turned and told him, “Stay alive”; he smiled, nodded, and said, “Live it”. We both walked away smiling knowing that’s what we are here to do – fully live every day!
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