The Vifl

As time passes I notice a lot of changes in the exterior world and in the situations of my own life. Since this started, presumably back in 2002, we have been through and encountered a number of events in our lives. Some of them have been life changing on a grand scale and other events have simply been small changes that add up to things that change our environment around us and therefore also life changing. In this ever changing world and in our ever growing psyche there are some things that remain constant, at least in my life. We all have a bond that, for whatever reason, has remained between all of us. I am not saying it is a bond that draws us near and makes us weep at our distances from each other, but a bond that is deep within…a bond of loyalty and brotherhood. We are a very eclectic group of people. We have artists, computer programmers, preachers, students, and businessmen. When you look at our aesthetic appearances and our outward impact on this world it is hard to see what we have in common. What do we have in common? Honestly….I dunno if we really do have a lot in common or not. That is what is so amazing about this group. We do not base our relationship on these differences, but on our brotherhood that we somehow created. Through jobs, marriages, children, happiness, pain, success, failure, and distance we have survived as comrades. I am very happy to be a part of this group. A group that, I believe, would fight for its members when necessary. Will support itself through almost any situation. That though distance prevents direct contact and a daily visual reminder of this bond, we still impact each other daily because of the changes in our individual lives. I live in Mexico now and will probably be moving to Asia within a year and a half. I do not know how much longer I will be able to actually see many of you in person. Yet, as the years go by and even in death I pray that we are united. WE are united as men. I hope that we are united in the common denominator of Christ so that we may remain brothers once this life is over. I love all of you, even the few that I rarely saw/see. Life is good and I am glad to have had the opportunity to spend it with many of you. I hope to spend more time here on earth as the years go by with some of you. So why did I write this? Because I wanted to affirm all of you in your lives. Keep living and strive to be great men of God. As I make mistakes and realize how far I am from being a great man of God it inspires me to try and inspire others to grow greater in Christ as well. We are/can change the world for the better….and I think we can do it much more effectively if we do it together.