January 31, 2006
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Love
Before I start my post here, I want to mention one of our people in the military. I get the feeling that she is sort of discouraged. When I went off to the military, I missed my family so much. It is hard to be out and alone with no one around. So if you would go and give her a little encouragement, I would really appreciate it. Her site is Aimster33.
Here we go:
I was thinking about the post last night and about the willingness to die for someone else. We talked about who we would die for. We also talked about who we thought would die for us.
I served in the military for four years. When I was in basic training, we had a day off on a special holiday. They had a dance out in the open air. There were about 1000 of us troops out on this field. They were playing music and we were all singing the songs and dancing. They then played the song that is one of my favorites to this day. They played “God Bless the USA.” I want you to get this picture. There were about 1000 troops out on this field. We all held hands and raised up our hands over our heads. We sang the song together “God Bless the USA.” It was one of the most moving experiences of my life. Every time I hear that song, tears come to my eyes.
I felt like on that day that you could have sent us to fight anyone. We were trained and ready to fight. We loved our country and would do anything to defend its freedom.
What cause would you be willing to die for?
Comments (138)
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That was a complete fluke.
i would die for love
yes, love.
second
crap….anyways, I would be willing to die, like was said, for love.
ppl recognizing their brokeness… killing pride…
A cause? I’m not sure. My country is definately not on the list. I’m a pussy like that.
Love probably. *shrugs*
1000 troops singing in the open.. like a military rave party?
I’d die for legalizing Gay Marriage and Pot.
Christ….love…honesty…hm….what else…?
I would die to end all child/sex abuse.
I’m not sure. I would only die for a cause if I knew that my death could do more to advance it than me being alive and fighting for it could.
Thank you dan, for serving in the military for us. I don’t know what I would be willing to die for. I would like to think Jesus, but it’s all well and good to sit here eating my scrambled eggs reading xanga and say that, but it’s a little different when your life is actually on the line.
i think i would die for something that would make society better. whether it be politically, socially, or some illness or more awareness. i dunno.
i would die for God or Rachel or anybody who is in trouble
Cloning really scares me to death. If everyone was the same, then there would be no point to this world, or to humans, or life in general. I would die for our ability to be who we are.
Just call me THX 1138.
Die for Christ.
I would take a bullet so an animal wouldn’t have to.
I’d die for my best friend, nobody else.
RYC: Thats what I figured, I guess I just needed assurance from someone else…
i, as well as you, am willing to die for my country. i am only 15 now, but as soon as i’ve graduated high school, im off to the Marines. it is someting i decided i am going to do. im sure of it.
_chris_
I guess I would die for a cause that I cared passionately about.
I guess I haven’t found that cause yet…
btw, I like your entries.
They’re quite meaningful.
So, props.
I’m the living dead driven to overall plague society!
Freedom.
I’d die for my family.
I would die for animal rights…to end all animal suffering and testing.
I love my family. I love my friends. I love my country. And most importantly, I love Christ. Those are worth dieing for.
Drawing a blank here -on the artist/song title – written about Columbine – “what if…
Affects me the same way – guess the answer is implied
God, family, I hope.
I’d like to think I’d be willing to die for anyone who didn’t know Christ.
world peace.
This is my new site, if you didn’t get the comment in your guestbook.
As for your post, I don’t know, I really don’t know. I don’t think I would be willing to die for my beliefs because I don’t think it’s wrong if people have other beliefs.
I would die for my little sister. But that’s a person, not a cause. I wouldn’t die for my parents, because I know that they would know how I gave up my life at such a young age so they could live 30 more years. I don’t think this is selfish, I think it’s compassionate. If I had a child, I would not want them to be willing to die for me.
-Hil
For my cause, which I haven’t joined yet. I don’t know what it is. And my dream, which is invariably writing.
I think it’s a cop-out to say, “what are you willing to die for?”
Dying is easy. I won’t have to pay my taxes, or mow the lawn, or go to work.
The much more important question to ask is “what are you willing to live for?”
It’s easy to say that I’m willing to die for my country. But am I willing to live for my country? Am I willing to be a productive member of society, and labor extensively day in and day out?
It’s easy to say that I’m willing to die for my girlfriend. But am I willing to stay by her side after she’s been in a terribly disfiguring accident? Am I willing to spend the rest of my life with her?
It’s easy to say that I’m willing to die. There’s nothing much after death that I need to do. The real question to ask is what I’m willing to dedicate to, to commit to, and to work for – for an eternity.
RYC: yah, under warranty but see my latest post– ahh!!
I’d die for proof of a god. Whether it exists or not. Yah. I’d die to know,
I would die for his love.
I would die for someone else to live, probably anyone that’s not like, in jail or on deathrow, or who’s life has been a complete waiste. But I think you get the general jist of it. I’d end up in heaven anyway.
my family
Christ
What sevice where you in, Dan? Wanna swap war stories?
By the way you asked on your last post who is harder to forgive and I missed that post but I wanted to say definately myself.
Ps. I would die for my family…..they mean the world to me.
Christ, freedom of expression, women’s rights, and that’s all i can think of right now.
I’d kill Christ.
But anyways, I supposed I’d die for my love.
I think that they only thing I would die for is the life of others. I am not certain that my own wants and needs are enough to warrant my thing to tak ethe life of others, but I am certain that when one is willing to take the life of others for a purpose other than defending those around him, he has made a contract of sorts permitting his own death. Attempting to save those who you can is the most noble death that I can think of, and the only honorable martyrdom
Christianity
if i dont get accepted into harvard im joining the air force. i would die for an end to all wars, haha.
peace max
I would die for Sarah, Tohru, Ries, KT, and Megan.
Um… pass.
my loved ones under the right circumstances, Christ, education, peace, to save another from mortal peril (under which abuse falls). I would not die for country, only for the whole world, and not for my benefit, only others’
I would die for my faith, my country, my family, and my friends. I don’t put a great deal of value on my life so I would risk it for most strangers if they were in trouble.
the only thing i can think of is religion
shouldnt it be love part 4
peace max
I would die for hegemony, greed, avarice, malice… and spam
What cause would I die for?…………..God.
I would die for the lives of those I love. I would also die to protect our ability to feel emotions.
I would die for family and friends, for my country, for the truth, and most of all, for Jesus. Without Him, my life would be meaningless. Without Him, I probably would die anyway.
Love I guess, it would take a lot.
I would die for my faith in Christ. I’ve even explained to my children that if it came down to someone beating me and hurting me and telling me they will stop if all I do is deny Jesus.. I wouldn’t. .. They would need to know he’s worth dying for. What did Jesus say? If you deny me before others I will deny you before the father. He’s the only “truth” I can claim.
Christina
I served ten honorable years in the military. I did tenure in Iraq, Haiti and East Timor. I would give my soul to defend this country and the freedoms, no matter how ill used the are, that comes with it. I nearly died twice while serving. Once, tossed overboard during a refuel, in which the two ships collided, and the other in Italy, grabbing an old lady from the road as a bus roared towards her. Our freedoms are the only things that are truly ours and are worth defending and dying for. Not even our children are truly ours, as the government has been so quick to show us…but I would definitely take a bullet for any of them too.
My faith, my family, and my country
Melissa
I would give my life for my family, and friends happiness. If I knew that for some reason, my death would bring them all happiness in this life…. I would do it in a heartbeat.
those i love….friends, family and – above all – God. He died for me, so why shouldn’t i live for Him?
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses is life for me will find it.’” ~Matthew 16:24-25
My father is in the military. Overseas at the moment. And everyday I have to sit and listen to the news. And the news is telling us we aren’t getting enough done. I listen to people cut down on the war. And even though everyone is entitled to their opinion, it feels incredibly personal. My Dad is a Marine. I am damn proud of it, no matter what anyone says. And people who say their is no honor in war, it might be beneficial to go to a military funeral, look at their family, and try to tell them their brave loved one did not die for a purpose. I love my Dad so much. I am so proud of what he does. If my Dad is willing to die for freedom and for the safety of the country, so am I. That is how I know who is willing to die for me. Every service man and woman overseas is fighting for the people of this country. And some say no one would die for them?
We are all loved by someone. Someone will always be fighting for us, no matter who you are.
Semper Fi
i would die for the united states and france.
My country, my faith, and for love.
My religion, my family, other people’s freedom–just the same things everyone else would die for.
I appreciated the comment from you on my site and I’m happy to say that I do find some real substance in this post about Love and Forgiveness Part II because you gave a part of yourself in them.
Love.
Hate.
There are hundreds of things i would die for. But… at this time in life, im to young to say “oh id die for this person, or this thing”. So sadly, i dont think im able to answer your question for once.
-tommy
You’ve taken over Featured again!
-Hil
I would die for the sake of Christianity. Just like the girl those punk kids killed in Columbine for challenging her on her belief in God. I’d so do it.
i cant answer this questions. well, i would be able to if i had an answer. but i dont.
but i do have a question for you dan.
you have been asking about who would die for us and who we would die for, but after all these posts, you havent told us who you think would die for you, and who you would die for. i would like to know that, if you dont mind me asking.
thanks!
I think i’ll cross that bridge when i come to it.
I certainly wouldn’t die for my country though.
save my girlfriend
The cause of Christ, meaning I wont take the number of the beast nor deny I belong to Him.
The most noble cause… To die so that another might live and experience Christ as I have, and perhaps moreso… Nothing would satisfy me more in my death than to know that I gave someone a chance to know God in doing so.
For the ideals our forefathers stood for (besides their own profit, as some would say). For love, for freedom, if that’s waht you want to call it. For whatever I believe in.
But my favorite line is from General Patton (if I remember correctly, it’s Patton).
“The point is not to die for your country, it’s to make the other bastard die for his.”
for all my sins, if I has some.
Jesus Christ. He died for us. Welcome back. You should quit your job and write interesting post all day! I am sure Xanga could work something out for you. *smiles*
Hello, Dan. Beautiful testimony. I would hope that I would have the courage to die for Christ. Though being VERY human, if you know what I mean, I do not know that I would have the intestinal fortitude to walk into a fiery furnace or drop down into a hungry lion’s den.
God Bless!
humanity and Jesus
I have a story about “dying for someone”…I’m going to post it on my site.
If i had to, i’d die for my faith in Christ. I just hope i could do it bravely.
Love.
Christianity and God.
Right Winger
bringing christianity
love & freedom
I would die for God, Country, Family, and the Founding Ideals.
I am so glad to have stumbled by your blog by a link through someone else. I have heard about your site, never got the chance to find you.
That was a beautiful picture story of the troops dancing in the field. I really imagined that moment, and wished I could’ve been there to see it. God bless the men and women who are serving. I can’t imagine it, I think I would want to die of loneliness.
I have to agree with Orionis73 : I would die to end all child/sex abuse. That would so be worth it!
My country, not the gov’t; and anyone, depending on situation. Not altruistic, realistic.
for my nephews, and the people in my life that make a difference…like my mom and dad
Any cause taht i feel would b e helping to anyone
but not something stupid like you get the picture i would die for anyone cause i love everyone
I would die for God. And to protect a child. And DSE.
Love the new look. I stand on my belief that Christ is the Messiah. Living in a land where I am not protected by law (and as that land is anti-semitic, anti-American and antiChristian), it is quite possible I could be called on that.
Dying to protect my family goes without saying.
That song also makes me tear up and get all shaky inside…. I would die for my family, and for a cause? I don’t know… frankly, I’ve never given that much thought. I think Freedom is the best cause I could see myself dieing for. Nothing is greater than that.
i love that song too.
the people one was easy, but the cause…i’ve just been staring at the screen for forever. i’m seriously going to have to leave & come back when i realize it. this one’s really getting to me.
I don’t think people go into a situation thinking, “I am going to die for this.” Unless, of course, you are a suicide bomber. I think more realistically the question would be, “What would you be willing to risk your life for?” I know if necessary, I would risk my life for my husband and children. I would like to think I could be noble enough to die for Christ.
The only cause I can think worth dying for at the moment would be for the cause of Christ. Like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednigo, who refused to bow to Nebuchadnezzer’s golden statue and so were thrown into a furnace of fire. Many of God’s people had to choose between life and death.
I recently heard a story that occured in the communist eastern european countries before the fall of communism there. A small group were meeting secretly in a house in the woods to worship God. The secret police discoved them and broke in. The leader of the police grabbed a bible out of the hands of one of the men and threw it on the ground. He pointed a gun at the man and said, “Spit on this Bible or you will die.” The man spit on the Bible and ran out the door. The next man did the same. Next, the leader said to a young woman (I think she was just a teenager) the same hateful words. She picked up the Bible, wiped it off with her handkerchief, and said “I love you Jesus.” Those were her last words.
The revolution, no lie.
Good question, I believe that wanting to die for a cause can be a very dangerous mentality, it causes more wars than it prevents… the truth is, I probably wouldn’t die for anything. I’d devote my life to a cause, risk my life for a cause, but not kill or die for it. How can an ideology be more valuable than human life?
i would die to end oppression, whether of people, animals, or ideas, of any sort. i would die to end abuse and starvation. i would die to show that love is stronger than hate or death. i would die to promote peace, Shalom, the coming of the Kingdom of G-d.
i would not kill for any reason, i don’t think.
a christian martyr
i’d definitely agree with alanna.. i’d die for my family…
Not this country, not the president, not even the well being of my people… I would fight for th simple freedom of the human soul… Maybe it grow to be free in everyway that the body cannot…
I would fight for my country if we were under attack and all the men were killed off already.But on a more realistic note, I would fight and kill ANYONE who tries to kill my immediate family. Other than that, I dont think I’m ready to fight anyone………anymore that is. But wait, I would fight off a bitch if she crosses me…and I tried to avoid the situation but she persisted
that is a really touching story Dan
My faith.
My faith.
I would die for love.
wop bop a loo bop!!!
I would die for peace, love, God, and truth I think that’s it…
Spreading the Gospel is the only thing that would get me that motivated any more.
L,r
Love. Light. Truth. Compassion. Sincerity. Light. Honesty. Integrity.
Faith. God. Christ.
I don’t know anyone I would be willing to die for or any cause. Judi
Love or family.
Who I would die for….the most obvious answers would have to be love, my country, and my religion. But I would also have to say that if my death would stop sexual, child, or any other kind of abuse, then I would die for that. Yet, to know that my death wouldn’t make a difference when it comes to that hurts me. There are so many flaws within our society and so many messed up people, that I don’t know if there is anything that can cure that. But I would surely die for love, my country, and my faith in God.
YOu know, there’s a difference between 20 and 40. In my twenties I would have died for civil rights, maybe animal cruelty. Now, probably nothing.
I would die to let a homeless person live.
God. Freedom.
>Ariana
I would die to protect the freedom of ALL in the United States. I would fight and die to protect Muslims, gays, Republicans, African Americans and white supremacists. Everyone, who is allowed to have a voice, even if I disagree with it, has the same right to be heard that I do. I hate someone… someone hates me. I silence them, someone silences me.
“Every man (er, person) has the right to live his (or her) life however they choose, so long as their actions to not affect another negatively”
PS- something to think about. Depending on your family, if you would die for them, then who would pass on your genes or behaviors? It feels good to be willing to die for family, but the best thing for family… is to live. In my humble opinion.
Christ.
I would die for my family. They have done everything for me, I would want to return the favor.
i would die for neone in my family or my best friend or bf…
I don’t think I would die for anything, other than to put myself out of an incredible amount of pain. Of course, the world needs people who are willing to sacrifice themselves, or else I would have to.
If my death would accomplish any great feat like ending poverty, AIDS, violence, etc. I would give it willingly. But it won’t so I should focus on living my life to achieve what it is that my death will not.
fuck
I would die to make sure that the pedophiles, hypocrites and corrupt are strung up by their balls and made to suffer – as much if not more than the hell they’ve put their victims through.
i wanna be the first girl navy seal… and i am so ready to die for this country if necessary… so far.. they don’t allow girls to train as navy seals… so maybe i might have to bend a few rules.. anyway, i could take it.. wish me luck! =)
and.. i definitely will die for christ. and my best friends. they are all worth it.
I would die for Christ
Like your entry and it made think twice about life and who i would die for.
i think i’m still in the process of finding my cause. there’s a lot of things i’m passionate about and i’m not so sure there’s one that i’d die for. i would rather live to fight for my causes. and if i die for one, i can’t fight for the others.
maybe an end to poverty. or racial/ethnic/gender/religious biases. those might solve a lot of the other problems i’d like to see fixed.
I would like to think I would die for my family or my faith, but you never know until it comes to the test.
I think a lot of these people, when a gun was held to their head, would back down from their causes, like legalizing pot and gay marriage(which, if you haven’t noticed, is ALREADY LEGAL!). I say I would die for Christ, and I mean it.
One night, in youth, the Pastor said that the worship team and the worship leader were running a bit late, so we just talked for a bit. After about 10 minutes or so, we hear some tires screeching, and the back door flies open, and in comes the worship leader. He was bloody and nerve-wracked. He kept babbling about some people shooting at his college, and a minute or two later, you hear another car pull up. The worship leader said something about “they must have followed me.” Some large men burst through the doors wearing masks and carrying guns and telling everybody to get down on the ground. Our youth pastor walked up to them and confronted them, and they shot him. They also shot the worship leader, and started asking kids if they were ready to die right then and there for their beliefs, hitting and shooting a couple. I knew that if they came over to me, that I would undoubtedly stand up for what I believed in. I would have had no other choice. Its my Lord and Savior, and if I had to, I would die for Him. Then they pulled off thier masks, and it was the worship team. The youth pastor and the worship leader got up, and explained the whole thing. It was all a drama, but with real guns with blanks, so that it wouldn’t look fake. It was nearly flawlessly executed, and there was some convincing acting. After that night, I knew that I could truthfully say that I would die for my beliefs.
I would die for Jesus Christ.
No cause.
world peace