Lest we forget...
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Alright children, it's really depressing how every year, less and less people wear poppies. I realize some people might have their reasons [Like this reason, but I highly doubt it], but seriously. Even if you don't celebrate Remembrance Day [if you're not Canadian], just take the time from your busy schedules of school, work, internet, LJ-ing, consumerism, individualism, and shopping to remember the people that died so you could live the way you do. True, history has been mangled so that marketing schemes insist that democracy and freedom were threatened and that those that died before you died to protect democracy. Perhaps it isn't true, but who knows? It happened the way it did, and the important thing is to remember the people that passed away. The bravery of those people that weren't much older than you. Can you even imagine, heading out to a foreign country, knowing that many people have died and chances are you won't see anyone again? The danger of the missions some of them had to go through all in the name of their country? Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Remembrance Day, the name and the day of the holiday does not matter. The only imporant thing is that you take a moment to pause and remember those that died in wars. Whether you agree or disagree with the causes and the reasons behind the various conflicts, one fact remains, people died and we should remember them. It's pretty scary that veterans of WWI and WWII are dying and in 10-20 years time there will be none. It's important to remember what happened. Lest we forget.
