Why do army friends hold such a special place in our hearts? What changes in our mindset when we are called up for reserve duty in the middle of our everyday routines? Also, what principle from military life should we bring into our daily lives and society?

Let us start from the beginning. When we enlist in the army, we essentially stop thinking about the countless things that used to occupy our minds nonstop. What will we eat? What will we wear? What will we buy? What will we do? Where will we go for entertainment? In the army, what you are given is what you have. The ego is freed from its endless chase. It seems to shrink. The burden and pressure of the things people want to push on us and sell to us fall away, and we already begin to feel different.

In addition, we find ourselves living alongside people we did not choose. We learn to fight together and face challenges and dangers together. Mutual dependence requires us to constantly feel each other and operate as a single body. In the end, we become so close that we are willing to sacrifice ourselves for each other.

Later, in civilian life, the codes are completely different. People step on one another, disregard one another, and fail to see beyond themselves. The person considered successful is the one who stands independently, dominates everyone else, and comes out on top. Likewise, behaviors such as making concessions and giving space to someone beside oneself are........

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