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The Highlander  

Dark_Wolfmoon 47F  
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1/12/2016 12:45 am

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1/17/2016 11:33 am
The Highlander

Remember that movie, The Highlander?

Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert as sword-wielding immortals? The brutal Kurgan?

Remember the Premise behind that: "There can be only one"?

I know some of you may have read that with a small smile, or even a smirk, remembering the simple effects and huge plot holes in those movies. I know I did, at least until I realized that I'm living that premise. No, no, no... I'm not a sword-wielding Immortal battling a psycho who is hell-bent on taking my head (and my Power), therefore guaranteeing they are the only one left to rule the world (unless you count a couple of my exes, of course).

Bear with me while I explain this:

A few years back, a young man came into my life and made the bold statement: "You will never find another Marine like me." As most people do when they hear damn near that same statement fall from my lips, I laughed and brushed it off, thinking nothing of it. I mean, C'mon, if I had a dollar for every time I've heard something to that effect, I'd have a roll of stripper dollars! But I digress...

He also stated, when I told him I was keeping him in my life: "Until I'm dead or you find someone better."

Over the course of the last couple of years, this young man has done his level best to show me - through his actions, not just his words - that he is indeed a cut above. He set that bar at such an incredible height! He didn't do it to be an asshole, to keep me from being happy. He did it simply by being who and what he is.

Since time immemorial, I've had a serious... soft spot... for those who have served, Marines first and foremost (Then Navy, Army, Coasties, National Guard, Independent Contractors, Air Force...). Now, when I meet someone who makes the statement that they are a part of this illustrious Brotherhood, either consciously or subconsciously out comes the measuring rod and I wait, patiently, for the boasts, the promises, the braggadocio to commence. It's not the man they are compared to, but the ideals, the core (Corps) values and ethics, up to and including how they treat me.

One by one, they step up. One by one, they fall by the wayside. I can hear that phrase ring out clear and strong in my head each time: "There can be only one!" Unintentionally, and perhaps without even his own knowledge and foresight, one man set the bar in my head for what a Marine should be. And he set it so incredibly high.

Perhaps, like the Highlander, there can be only one Marine in my life. He has yet to die (*knock on wood*) and I've yet to find anyone better. Not that I was looking for someone better, mind you.

Just someone comparable.
I'm different.
I will give you my treasure chest of darkness first. If you can handle that, then I'll bring out my shining moons. If one cannot handle the darkness, then one should not deserve the light. I have no interest in "trapping" anyone in a silken web.
I have no silken web. - C. Joybell C.

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