J met us there to give us a tour, and we ended up talking for a while, learning about his background in the Army (E9) and his current "boring" retired life as a substitute teacher. He was in active combat situations 5 times. It sounded pretty intense. He has PTSD, has to take meds to sleep.
I admit I was judging him before this conversation, because he talked slow and made shifty eye contact. I thought he might have some kind of addiction or deviance, but I wasn't empathetic enough to imagine PTSD. Or to imagine that he could be a highly intelligent, well-traveled, authoritative, visionary man. I'm glad when You prove me wrong, Lord.
I admit I was judging him before this conversation, because he talked slow and made shifty eye contact. I thought he might have some kind of addiction or deviance, but I wasn't empathetic enough to imagine PTSD. Or to imagine that he could be a highly intelligent, well-traveled, authoritative, visionary man. I'm glad when You prove me wrong, Lord.
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