I learned that some of the most "opened minded" among us are the most destructive, negative and shallow people that exist.

I learned that life is very short and I am just as fragile as others ( I learned this while sitting on 8 Harpoon Missles that were wrecked along with their transport truck in rural Maryland). I also learned that death just isn't as scarry as I have been told.

I learned that I would rather be right and compasonate than politically correct.

I learned that being a firefighter , paid or volunteer, is the greatest job God could give and human.

I learned that I am not the center of evfen my own little universe anymore and I never will be again!