The relative length can apparently be debated. Mostly I think of it as "my nearly 9yo son's entire life, minus 3 months."
Now there's news of a fantastic mining discovery.
All of this is so far over my head and out of my reach. I can't affect international policy. I can't will the world into peace. I can't make sure all that mineral wealth really benefits the Afghani people.
What I can do:
I can send packages to service members far away from home. Who may have lost friends to the violence.
I can write diaries and nag you.
I can write letters to soldiers and marines. I can help my kids draw pictures.
I can toss some money into the NFTT project and know that it will be well spent on stuff for those 600 boxes, and that all the labor is donated.
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