Around elementary school/middle school time I read "The Hobbit" and tried to get into the "Lord of the Rings." Got into dark ages stuff like armor, swords, etc. I even played Dungeons and Dragons a little bit (gasp!). Knew I couldn't own swords, or befriend dragons and things so I just drew pictures and made xerox copies of pictures.
Saw old war movies on TV and played around on the schoolgrounds making machine gun noises, sometimes with arms stretched out like wings.
Into high school..joined the rifle team and stayed for all four years. Shot rimfire .22 rifles at army three-position targets for 50ft. range.
Despite reading stuff that is viewed as "satanic" by these ppl nowadays, and playing in a way that makes these same ppl squeamish, I do not worship satan as an adult, and I will not hurt people unless I'm defending myself or my loved ones from an attack. I grew up fine, and I'm sure others who played even rougher as kids grew up fine also.
Burning books.. sounds like when the communists burned and destroyed things in the "Cultural Revolution" in China. And made everyone revere Mao.
mauser
PS. I want to <S> the teachers out there, eskimo, mathman, and anyone else who is a teacher. You folks should be paid more since you help to bring up our children (entertainers otoh, get paid too much), and are of more value to society. Teachers don't get paid much in Hawaii because the emphasis is less on education and more on attracting tourists
