The title of this post was pulled from my all-time favorite movie "The Quiet Man". It's actually the first line of the movie ((shocker huh?)). John Wayne was pulling into Castletown (County Mayo, Ireland), and the Priest who acts as the movie narrator, describes the scene and the delay of the train (along with John Wayne). He was once again described as "a quiet, peace-loving man who's come home to Ireland to forget his troubles".
That description proves to be true throughout the rest of the film as John Wayne was a boxer who retired after killing a man in the ring on accident. I too have found an inner peace, or am finding it continually, and am quite happy about it. I have a long history and this isn't where I want to include it all; I want to focus on where my mind was about 10 years ago, and where it is today. The rest could be interesting to some and very similar to experiences others may have had.
This is the start of a story of a boy who was seeking "manhood" by continually seeking acceptance, happiness, understanding and doing it all from the inside of a bottle. The story continues with sliding down a very slippery slope, crawling myself out and finally beginning "anew". The name given to the blog as a whole has a more esoteric meaning attached to it, which will be familiar to my Masonic family, and really, who this whole blog is going to be more interesting to. Any story with a beginning and an end is an interesting one, but this IS a journey, and won't be a complete story until my dying day, "if ever I live that long" - Squire "Red" Will Danaher. If you are interested in what I deem to be a hell of a ride, some of this will apply to you, otherwise, thanks for reading this far and there are other blogs I have on this site. - MJB
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