It’s an interesting feeling to constantly be in preparation. Preparing for the next event, always progressing, always moving forward. You know you are moving forward, but you always feel so far behind. You are ready to sprint but the harsh gusts of time are constantly beating on you, slowing you, deterring you from what you want. But this is just a feeling, a mindset, not to be confused with an actual opposition. Instead it is more of just an impatience, trivial greediness to have it all at once. So, what happens when the opposition becomes real? A deterrent out of your control, you no longer have a choice. The thought of you being ripped away from your present life seems too impossible to be true. But it is very possible and very real…

The initial reading is a very confusing moment. How can one little leaflet of paper do so much damage? It doesn’t make sense. It is just a piece of paper. Surely I, man, the greatest of all beasts, am greater than a mere piece of paper. So why does this paper threaten me so greatly? I have no choice, I must abide.

So what does this lead to? How long will I be gone? Where will I be going? What course of action does this leaflet demand of me?

Alas, I cannot be upset. I can’t be with the predicament. I can’t be with the sender. Nor can I bet upset with his leafy messenger. I knew the possibilities and my duty, and I know what I must do. After all, it is what I was trained for. More than a year from now I’ll, once again, move on with my life. Just having earned one more experience, one more badge, in the game of life.

Anyhow, at least I'll get some good pictures.