A remarkable article by an American Iraqi veteran on being home: "Jumping back into civilian life headlong, like I'd originally attempted, proved both disastrous and shortsighted. And coming to terms with this permanent state of combat readiness has made me realize just how much I miss war (or parts of it), and how lucky--and twisted--I am to be able to even write those words. I miss the camaraderie. I miss the raw excitement." "I miss that daily sense of purpose, survive or die, that simply can't be replicated in everday existence. I miss standing for something more than myself, even if I never figured out just what the hell that something was supposed to be." http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/pilgrims-progress/?scp=3&sq=matt%20gallagher&st=cse
nov·el /ˈnɒvəl/ –adjective/ of a new kind; different from anything seen or known before: a novel idea. *** eye -noun/ 6. the power of seeing; appreciative or discriminating visual perception: the eye of an artist. 8. an attentive look, close observation, or watch 9. regard, view, aim, or intention 10. a manner or way of looking at a thing