HOW DO WE DETERMINE THIS "VALUE OF LIFE"?

Well, First...we look at How Well We Are, Then at "How Un-well We Are"..at the time of Entering the Military (or being sent on Tour of Duty / Return to Battle) and "How Well or Un-well We Are, at the time of Discharge" & also, "How Well We Are...throughout the years, following that Discharge from Our Tour of Duty".

Also, let me Quote, from the Bible: "To Know Yourself, is to Know Me", sayeth the Lord.

Another Quote: Genesis 2:7.....And the Lord God formed Man of the "Dust of the Ground", & Breathed into His Nostrils, the "Breath of Life" & "MAN BECAME A ...LIVING SOUL".

A Miracle Indeed, I say, and With That, Comes the Inabilities / Abilities....in Great or Small Percentages !

(I have to Stop and Ask Myself..."With All the Good Qualities, which I have to Offer, in Life, even to the Military & the Battles of War....HOW MUCH AM I REALLY WORTH, TO THEM, TO ME, TO (OUR) MY COUNTRY ???)

When and If I become Injured, Lose a Limb of My Body, "lose part of my mind", Lose Percentages of (MY) Abilities, WILL I BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION OF THAT LOSS.....

So I ask Myself, "How Many Part of the Body / Mind, do I have to Lose, that are *Valuable* for Me to Sustain Life?" 

Years ago, Plato stated that "any ONE part of the body, CANNOT BE HEALED, WITHOUT *HEALING* TO...ALL PART OF THE BODY, INCLUDING THE MIND".

as Per the Song, Sang by Doris Day: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be..."....WE CAN SURELY, HELP CHANGE THE DIRECTION "OF OUR SAILS" WHEN WE "STEER OUR SHIP OF LIFE", ....for We Cannot Change the Direction of the Wind, but We Can, Change the Direction....of Our Life...to Become What We Want It To Be.

Our Constitution Guarantees Us...the Pursuit of Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness.....this Law of America...allows us to have that Guarantee !!   HOW HAPPY IS MY / YOUR LIFE ??  HOW MUCH LIFE DO WE HAVE, AT ANY TIME IN OUR "TIME PERIOD OF LIFE"...HOW MUCH *LIBERTY* IS THERE, FOR ME ??

Now, let us take a Look at the Reality of This too, in the Department of Health & Wellness...or "Unhealthiness" & the Lifestyles we are leading and the Lifestyles, which we might have the Opportunity to Lead...

Are We Getting Cheated, "out of any Parts of Our Life"...when "Battlescars, Plague Our Lives ??" If so, How Much is Missing From Our Lives ?? Our Liberty & Our Pursuit of Happiness ??

Sure, because I'm a Disabled Veteran, there are Certain Privileges I'm gonna receive...Well, I'm supposed to be receiving them anyway...such as Financial Compensation / a House to Live In / Medical Coverage / Medications / Household & Personal Assistance / An Opportunity for Rehabilitation / Educational Opportunities / Employment Opportunities, & more benefits...BUT SOMETIMES, I WONDER WHY "I'M NOT RECEIVING THEM".

If / When I'm Not Receiving Them, then what ?  I'M GONNA "STAND UP & BATTLE, ONCE AGAIN...FOR "MY RIGHTS". "I've Fought for My Country, the People Within...Now, I'm Gonna Stand-Up, to Battle, FOR ME !!"

I have a Set of Laws, to Back Me Up...the Bill of Rights...I'm gonna Carry Them With Me, Every Where I Go, to Remind Me, that I (AS A MILITARY SOLDIER / VETERAN) "HAVE RIGHTS, TOO" !!

*In those Bill of Rights, I HAVE THE...Right to *FREEDOM* OF SPEECH... / I HAVE THE ....RIGHT TO *PETITION* FOR GREIVANCES.../ I HAVE THE ...RIGHT TO "WORK* IN..CALLINGS, LOCALITIES OF MY CHOICE"../ I HAVE THE... RIGHT TO *BARGAIN* WITH EMPLOYERS / EMPLOYEES* / I HAVE THE ...RIGHT TO  *BARGAIN* FOR GOODS / SERVICES (VA SERVICES & BENEFITS) / I HAVE THE...RIGHT TO  *CONTRACT*, ABOUT MY AFFAIRS ..../ I HAVE THE ...RIGHT TO .. *FREEDOM* FROM "ARBITRARY" GOVERNMENT REGULATION & CONTROL.../ I HAVE THE ... RIGHT TO...BE  TREATED...WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT !!

MY ANCESTORS / MY RELATIVES...LEFT THIS LEGACY FOR ME...& IT IS MY RIGHT...TO INHERIT THIS *LEGACY*, MY RIGHT TO HAVE *THIS INSURANCE / ASSURANCE OF LIFE*...& THE PROTECTION FOR *MY LIFE, LIBERTY, & PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS*.

How Much of This Happiness and Contentment, AM I WILLING TO *GIVE UP*, WITHOUT BEING COMPENSATED FOR IT ??

WHAT WILL I *SETTLE FOR*, IN THE WAY OF  FINANCES / HEALTH / WELFARE / FAMILY / EDUCATION....???

Let Me Examine My Life, & Determine My *Self-Worth*:

When I Enter the Military, this is What I am Contributing...MY WHOLE BODY / MY WHOLE MIND !!, to be *Trained* for Battle Warfare...to Protect America & the People, therein.

What Am I Offering as Per the Offers of the Military & Veterans Affairs ?? IS THERE EQUALITY HERE, BETWEEN THE TWO...if I Give My All...IS THE AFFAIRS FOR THE BENEFIT FOR SOLDIERS / VETERANS...REQUIRE...TO PROVIDE...ALL OF THE ...BENEFITS...???

HERE IS MY ALL....MY *WHOLE BEING*:

VITAL ORGANS OF THE BODY: My Group of Tissues that Perform Specific Functions, SO I CAN PERFORM PROPER DUTIES AS A SOLDIER.

I'm "taking with me, into Battle, My Heart, My Lungs, My Pancreas, My Brain" & All that is Connected, for MY SERVICE TO AMERICA & THE PEOPLE, THERE IN.

I'M TAKING WITH ME, THESE *SYSTEMS*, of MY BODY:

CARDIOVASULAR SYTEM / CIRCULATORY SYSTEM / DIGESTIVE SYSTEM / ENDOCRINE SYSTEM / INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM / IMMUNE SYSTEM / LYMPHATIC SYSTEM / MUSCULAR SYSTEM / NERVOUS SYSTEM / REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM / RESPIRATORY SYSTEM / SKELETAL SYSTEM / URINARY SYSTEM.......*13-SYTEMS*, of Perfect Working Order...

I'M *DOING A DUTY*..NECESSARY...FOR PROTECTION OF AMERICA & THE PEOPLE, THEREIN.....but What Am I Being Offered / Guaranteed, in Return ??

I'm *Loaded, with Plenty of ...Systems...Operating Perfectly*...WHAT AM I WORTH, IF I LOSE, ANY PART OF *MY SYSTEMS*......HOW WILL I BE ABLE TO ...FUNCTION...IF I ...LOSE ANY PART OF THOSE 13-SYSTEMS ??

Let me see, Just What These *Systems* are About:

**Circulatory System: Provides Me with an Organ that Moves Nutrients / Gases / Waste, throughout the Body, for "Retaining / Excreting" it from the Body. It also "Stablizes My Body".

**Cardiovasular System: Distributes My Blood, so I can Sustain Life.

**Endocrine System: It Releases the Various Hormones, which (increase / decrease) Regulates *hormone levels / metabolism / growth / developmental / puberty / tissue function / determines moods / provides the Ability -- Inability to *think*.

**Digestive System: Helps Me Break-Down the Foods, other Substances, which I allow to be Ingested (placed) into My Body.

**Integumentary System: Protects the Body from Damage > the Coverings of My Body> Skin / Hair, etc.

**Muscular System: the Nerves > Determines Ability / Inability, to "React to the World Around Me, & All It Contains"

**Reproductive System: Ability to "Reproduce" from Myself...to Create the Next / a "Succeeding Generation".

**Respiratory System: The Breathing Apparatus...which provides Oxygen / Air to My Body.

**Skeletal System: The Bones, Which Support the "Systems" of the Body.

**Urinary System: The Passageway, for which the liquids of the Body, can be Secreted, From ...the Body.

WITH THIS IS THE GLANDS...FOR THE HORMONES...: The Pineal Gland / The Pituitary Gland / The Thyroid Gland / The Thymus Gland / The Adrenal Gland / The Pancreas Gland / The Male-Female Glands.

IT IS THE *ENDOCRINE GLAND* which Sends Signals / Information, via the Blood Vessels in Transporting these Signals & Information so the Body, can Know "How to React" ...so the Body, and the Mind...can be Properly Regulated.

IF I LOSE ANY PART OF THIS *SYSTEM* OF OPERATIONS...WHAT IS MY *VALUE IN LIFE*, THEN ??

Since the Body has Physical and Mental Abilities...How Much of the Parts / the Portions of These...Will I have, When I "discharge from the Tour of Duty"...and in the "life thereafter" ??

WHAT IS *MY NETWORTH*...NOW / THEREAFTER ??

How Retarded / Depressed / Energized...is any part of My Body / My Mind, by the Time, I am Discharged from Military Service, and / or *Live in the Lifetime, Afterward* ??

The *Bill of Rights* states that "I HAVE A ...RIGHT...TO WORSHIP GOD...IN *MY OWN WAY*....

HAVE I LOST THE ABILITY.........OF *KNOWING HOW TO WORSHIP GOD*...HAVE I *LOST THE ABILITY...TO WORSHIP / DEFEND.........WHAT I BELIEVE IN ???...FOR ME, MY COUNTRY, MY FELLOWMAN, MY FAMILY * ??

NOW THAT I'VE DETERMINED, WHAT *MY NET WORTH IS BASED ON*...WHAT IS *MY (PERSONAL), BODY & MIND, NET WORTH* ???

WHO WILL COMPENSATE ME, FOR MY LOSSES ??  WHO HAS THE *RESPONSIBILITY* TO *COMPENSATE ME* FOR MY LOSSES ??

IF I CANNOT *STAND, IN ...MIND, BODY, SPIRIT....IN DEFENSE OF MYSELF* ...WHO WILL BE WILLING TO *STAND IN MY STEAD*, FOR ME ??

The Constitutional Laws, says: "ALL TRUE AMERICAN CITIZENS, HAVE A *RESPONSIBILITY* TO PROVIDE / MAINTAIN, THE *PROTECTION OF (MY) RIGHTS*..SO IT CAN "STAY INTACT & PASS IT...INTACT...TO *MY SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS".

I *SET CLAIM, TO (MY) RIGHTS* FOR ME, MY FAMILY, MY COUNTRY...WHICH I HAVE *FOUGHT TO DEFEND...IT'S ..

RIGHTS*....so

there can be "succeeding generations"...who also have *RIGHTS*...the same as We Have Them !!

I'M A SOLDIER / A VETERAN...*I'VE GIVEN...MY ALL* SO, "WHO WILL GIVE...THE ...*ALL*...FOR ...ME ??"

WE HAVE A *CONSTITUTION*, A SET OF LAWS, THAT HAS *BEEN OUR LAWS* FOR OVER 400 YEARS, WHY WOULD WE WANT TO *CHANGE THE SITUATION, NOW* ???

WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT *SET OF LAWS....CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS...it's the People, whose Actions, can Destroy, Our Security, for Our Nation...not the Laws, which were Established as Our Guide / Our Protection, for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

OUR FOUNDING FATHERS & ASSOCIATES, FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY...TO "PAVE THE WAY FOR US"...THE LEAST WE CAN DO...IS CONTINUE...TO DEFEND...OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, WHICH THEY WROTE...FOR *OUR BENEFIT*...   (submitted from Writings of: Hazel Davis, bojacks1@yahoo.com)