Today is Remembrance Day in Canada, very similar to the US “Veteran’s Day”. Canadians wear poppies as a symbol of those who have fallen in wars because of the following poem, written by a Canadian WWI soldier shortly before his death.
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.John McCrae 1872 - 1918
Please, take a moment to read through it and let the words sink in, and realize what a great sacrifice these people have made, and that what they are asking of us is so simple.
Remember.
Remember why they fought. Remember why they died. Remember how horrible war is, but remember that sometimes there is no other choice.
And take a moment of silence, if you will.
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