what drives a soldier to charge out of his trench and go over the top?

what drives a soldier to charge out of his trench and go over the top

fiction
edward w pritchard

What drove a soldier German or French in WW1 to charge out of his trench and go over the top silently running at top speed around the barb wire, explosions and bullet fire towards the enemy?

What drives us today in 2018 here in America when no one has much alliance to King and Country to trudge on among-st the chaos and disorder of a world external to our reason?

Today is one of those critical days here in America when the stock markets are just that close, less than half an inch from wiping out the dreams of another half generations of wealth and security. One ten percent drop today in the stock averages caused by blind fate turning it's back on the world for a few moments will bring misery and dash the hopes of a lot of good hard working people. The trend in world stock markets, the invisible barometer of prosperity or misery, may be about to change; confirmation teeters with the buy sell orders of a few invisible rogue traders somewhere out there far away and unknown to our reason or understanding. 

As a soldier in his trench in WW1 we are sometimes like our ancient, ancient ancestor a small mammal, maybe a lemur like creature, trembling and shaking in it's underground burrow when thunder and lightening comes from high above for causes unknown to us or the earth quivers below from mysterious earthquakes and eruptions. What does it all mean and why does it have to happen?

Listen carefully the sergeant is about to blow his whistle. Daylight is coming soon over the battle fields of Flanders in WW1 and it's time for us all to jump out of our trench and dash headlong towards an invisible enemy. At such times we are alone. As you run forward carrying your rifle in your right hand reach with your left hand to the small cross on the chain about your neck and clutch jesus tightly into your clutched fist until the pain awakens you to where you really are.

US futures markets currently are up about half of 1% as of 4am as traders in New York rise early to begin their day today February 09, 2018.