I bought this book for the library where I work, and thought Maris might like to read it so I checked it out for him.
When I first read a review of the book, I had a wave of emotion come over me...as it does whenever I realize a deep truth. I realized that in addition to whatever else Maris might be, he was certainly stoical. Perhaps he did not intend to be that way, but he was that.
An interesting discussion with the author of this book includes the following: "Some have argued that there is a growing gap between the culture of military service and its ethos of service before self, and our civilian culture, which focuses on individual flourishing and material self-interest. In an age of increasing professionalization and privatization of the military, this seems an inescapable question for us today. "
I often feel as if I do not belong in this world, and I know Maris felt the same way.
He was a lot more courageous and honest than I am.
Maris Michael Butta, Senior Airman, son of Raymond and Deena, nee Weglarz; brother of Alexander and Philip Butta. A 2006 graduate of Gordon Tech High School, Maris was a member of the 8th Intel squadron in the U.S. Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. He was decorated with the Air Force Achievement Medal and earned the following awards: Air Force Organizational Excellence Award, the Air Force Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terror Service Medal and the Air Force Training Ribbon. In lieu of flowers, memorial donation to the Wounded Warrior Project, 7020 A.C. Skinner Pkwy., Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Visitation Monday, 3 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday, 9 a.m., until time of service, 10 a.m., at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 6150 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery.
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thank you for sharing this book. I am going to ask the college librarians to order this book for me. It is always a pleasant experience to teach the Stoics in my Intro to Philosophy classes. The students really seem to connect with these views, especially with te ideas that a person is responsible for what they can truly control (which is internal).
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