Sorry, I feel bad about my last post, I just wanted to let you know that I know what it's like to lose somebody, more then you know so if you ever need someone to talk to about it, drop me a line. I'm still not cool with the whole animal thing but there's only so much one can say. Give it some time bro, and don't forget to cry because thats the first step to accepting what happened.
I hate to say it, but I'm having the exact same problem.... My uncle/second father died in the beginning of July & my last living grandparent, my Grandpop, died on Saturday. I knew that was coming though.... My uncle died of a heart attack that was induced by the chemo...I guess hearts aren't strong enough these days, huh? My grandfather had a new heart put in a few yrs ago... George, I'm really sorry, because I know what you're going through, yet at the same time I don't. Different situations, different lives. I guess I'm telling you that I'm here if you wanna talk. As for the peace corps/missonary thing, I feel the same way. I just want to go away and bring meaning to my life again. Things like that give us strength. For me, I don't know if it's the reality of the suffering other parts of the world or helping people, or just getting away from it all. My guess is all three. Do whatever you have to do. Peace be with you...
I was thinking along the same lines... but no hard feelings whatsoever because overall, you're a damn cool fella. Sorry about your friend. It shouldn't have happened. Not at that age. What kind of heart problems did your friend have? I have heart problems myself but I feel fine.
He was obese. I was a vegan for two years. I'd rather hunt for an animal and pay nothing while getting a bit of exercise than go to the store and buy it. When you consider, these days, you can go to any fast food joint and get whatever you want without getting out of your car, putting a little work into it is the least of my worries. Plus, the animal still gets to have a life rather than being confined in a factory farm. (My family, I've said a million times, used to have a free range/produce farm, which is where I grew up).
I'm going to try and put the hunting thing on the side for moment. How are you doing? Did you drink the pain away? Somebody usually has to rip the bottle away from you when they know your starting a new habbit.