Eddie Brand was no stranger to death. He had seen enough during his National Service. He had endured the pain, the sorrow and the anger when the life...of a friend or loved one is unexpectedly taken away. He was also aware that when it happens we always look for someone to blame, and that someone is usually that devout man in heaven. But even after losing too many friends in World War II and spending too many sleepless nights drinking and cursing at a bible, he wasn’t prepared for the loss of a. The religious right would consider it a plot of godless communists and worse yet, part of the gay agenda. The rich would want deferments. The poor would be the only ones who actually ever served.”“Those all seem so strange. No wonder you had trouble with US History.”“Worse are the old man opinions I carry hidden in dark places of my mind,” I said. “When you age, you tend to grow in your opinion of superiority. I was terribly critical of Millennials, for example. Spoiled brats. And the next. .Sach bolu to ek dum gadraya badan tha yaarSo distance from my place to mam place is 88 kms which is easy to travel. I used to call mami on landline just to hear her voice . If you guys remember those days landline calling was half after 9 pm. And I use to wait eagerly for this. Well it was summer vacation and I went to my mamas place but yes with feeling of lust was there in entire journey and was eagerly waiting for my station while travelling thru train.So I reached at mama’s place and to my. I reached the telephone looking down I saw the red light blinking onit, someone's left a message. I'd come I the back when I had got backfrom the golf so I had not seen it before. Maybe it's Amy, to tell meshe had arrived ok. I picked up the receiver pressing the rewind Iplaced the phone to my ear...."Hello this is Kenneth Jackson from North Lanarkshire Council, eh Ineed to speak with Amy Clark re a business proposal she left with mefor catering. I would be grateful if she could call me as soon.