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Thursday, August 23, 2012

WHAT DOES BROTHERHOOD LOOK LIKE?

IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I WROTE AN ARTICLE HERE AT LOOSE TOPICS. BUT WITH EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE HAD GOING ON LATELY, THIS ARTICLE JUST SEEMS FITTING...


HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ASKED EXACTLY WHAT THE FIRE SERVICE BROTHERHOOD IS? I HAVE BEEN ASKED, AND TO FIND WORDS TO DESCRIBE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR ME. 

THIS IS BECAUSE TRUE BROTHERHOOD IS ACTUALLY HARD TO DESCRIBE. 

I AM NOT GOING TO WRITE A LONG ARTICLE ON WHAT THE BROTHERHOOD MEANS TO ME, FOR WHAT I THINK IT IS AND WHAT YOU THINK IT IS MAY BE DIFFERENT. 

I WILL END THIS ARTICLE WITH A FEW REMARKS AND A PICTURE OF WHAT "TRUE BROTHERHOOD" IS..

WE MUST REMEMBER THAT IT IS BROTHERHOOD AND NOT BESTFRIENDSHIPHOOD. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE ALL YOUR BROTHERS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET ALONG WITH ALL YOUR BROTHERS. AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO LIKE YOU EITHER..

BROTHERHOOD MEANS THAT WHEN IN NEED, YOU WILL LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE...WHATEVER THAT ENTAILS.

HERE IS THE PICTURE I PROMISED OF WHAT "BROTHERHOOD" ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE..


DON'T LET "BROTHERHOOD" BE A DYING TRADITION!!!

3 comments:

gabe castro said...

Thank you bro for putting the benefit together job well done and thanks to the brothers and sisters that showed up....

gabe castro said...

Oh and cannot forget Jason and his raquel at crossfit metro 361.

Lonnie said...

It was the least I could do for a brother....Thank you for your compliment i appreciate it very much.