Again, i was going to send him off.He was going back to army. He started military service since the 1st of Oct.It will last 9 months.
Seeing him changing all the clothes,I suddenly asked"Could you change into another type of the service,just work in an office,and come back home everyday?"
"No"typical Finnish style answer ,no extra word.
"Why Finland forces every man to do military service,and why did you choose the harder one?"I didnt want to give up.
"At least i can still hold the gun and shot the enemies when there is a war again"
At that moment,I knew:I was wrong again.
I thought there was no patriotic education in Finland,well,comparing to how much people do in schools in country K;
I thought Finnish didnt love their country as much as country K people do,cause as long as foreigners said that T didnt belong to country K, K people jumped around, shout and even wanted to beat them to protect their country , and meanwhile I have never heart " I love my country" from my man,during three years of being together,not even once;
Sometime i didnt even think Finnish like their country,cause when he and his friends got together and talked about Finland,they criticized LOTS of problems about their country always,so i thought Finnish were too spoiled,they didnt know how good their country was,there were much much worse places in the world.
But,watching him putting uniform on,got on the army shuttle bus,and the bus gradualy disappeared in the darkness,I knew I judged too earlier and wrong again. Because I forgot one of the most important features about them:Finnish always want to save words as much as they can DO things while they keep silent!
Oct
22
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