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I was always admiring the military people. This dangerous job requires more than just physical strength. It is mentally hard. A lot of them got gray hair by the age of 35. Besides the potential life threatening situations and constant travelling they have to follow orders. And it is not like orders from your general manager. Military guys has to live by those orders. Their “managers” tell them when to eat, what to wear, how to speak, who they can socialize with. There is almost no personal life. Sounds pretty strict and harsh. But there is one other institute which goes beyond that. They have the strict rules about what you suppose to think and feel.
That is organized religion. When I read “Salvation” by Langston Hughes I almost physically

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