Reborn III (the conclusion)...

To end the previous chapter, I spent eleven days in Baghdad. After two or three days of trying desperately to get back to Ramadi, I decided to quit fighting and accept that I have little to no control over this aspect of my life for the time being. This realization (combined with exhaustion) allowed me just to let go of my immediate destiny, and a quantum shift seemed to occur in my being, or at least, who I could be. I've seen these guys (and gals) roaming around this shattered country doing amazing work in an unimaginable environment. I never thought I could be one of those people. Now, I think I am.