Navy SEALS are always taught

>> >

>> >1. Keep your priorities in order.

>> >2. Know when to act without hesitation.

>> >

>> >A Navy SEAL was attending some college courses between

>>assignments. He

>> >had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of the courses

>>had a

>> >professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU. One

>>day he

>> >shocked the class when he came in, looked to the ceiling, and

>>flatly

>> >stated, "God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off

>>this

>> >platform. I'll give you exactly 15 minutes."

>> >

>> >The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes

>> >went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am God.

>>I'm

>> >still waiting." It got down to the last couple of minutes when

>>the SEAL

>> >got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked

>>him;

>> >knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold. The

>>SEAL went

>> >back to his seat and sat there, silently. The other students were

>>shocked

>> >and stunned and sat there looking on in silence.

>> >

>> >The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at

>>the SEAL

>> >and asked, "What the hell is the matter with you? Why did you do

>>that?"

>> >

>> >The SEAL calmly replied, "God was too busy today protecting

>>America's

>> >soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid shit and act

>>like an

>> >asshole. So He sent me."

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