Steven
Active Member
The whole Remembrance Day experience is in my opinion in danger of being oversold. For the cynical amongst you like me, we are beginning to tune out the noise surrounding the whole event and resenting in some way the manner in which we all have to show our grieving or even thoughtfulness about those that fought and died in the past in such a public way.
To those cynics like me I suggest you read the letters in this article, especially the last one. If you are not moved to sadness or to shed a small tear then even if you have misgivings about the war in Afghanistan like I do, do not participate in Remembrance Day next year. Think of the people that send him there and that fight against him. Think of the Cyrus' of this world every day.
'Hello mum, this is going to be hard for you to read ...'
To those cynics like me I suggest you read the letters in this article, especially the last one. If you are not moved to sadness or to shed a small tear then even if you have misgivings about the war in Afghanistan like I do, do not participate in Remembrance Day next year. Think of the people that send him there and that fight against him. Think of the Cyrus' of this world every day.
'Hello mum, this is going to be hard for you to read ...'