Do not make promises that can't be kept. If the word promise isn't mentioned, then it is not a promise. In Brokaw a man named Bob Bush didn't directly make a promise to his mother before he went to war as a paramedic, but he did tell her something that he more than likely thought would help her cope with him leaving. Bob Bush told his mother, “Mom, I'm going into the service to help people, not to kill them.” He is implying to her that he isn't planning on killing anyone, that his intentions are to help them. Bob Bush did not directly promise his mother, he indicated to her he was a paramedic and his job is to help. Although he planned on just helping them, sometimes the table gets turned and the situation changes. In Brokaw
