Sheepdog Tip of the Day, Before Combat tip 98
When you are warned that something might happen, you can more easily control the amount of stress you receive. However, if you spend your life in denial and then something happens, it hurts you, and hurts you seriously. That is why the sheep are destroyed by combat. The sheepdog, who expects the wolf and is prepared for it, thrives in the combat environment. The fog of uncertainty will dissipate when you are mentally prepared, and accept the fact that on any given day there are bad people in the world who are able and willing to hurt you. This does not mean that the sheepdog's job is easy. It simply means that he can exist in a realm that destroys the sheep. Even the sheepdog must learn to live with and manage stress.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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