Lest We Forget 11.11.11
As I sit here today I worry that we're losing our connection to Remembrance Day. I hate to do the "when I was a kid" thing, but I'm going to... When I was a kid it was a significant event at school and we really talked about what Remembrance Day was. Granted it was easier as we were only a generation removed from the last great war. However, why does being lucky enough to have the passage of time since the last world war increasing, does it mean we remember less. Shouldn't we remember more? The smaller the world gets, the more connected, shouldn't we be even more grateful?
We should, but we're not.
I am eternally grateful for what my mother's father, and hundreds of thousands like him did in the great wars. My grandfather, Robert Macjanet died alone in Belgium, thousands of miles from his family and young children, whom he never had the luxury to get to know.
When we talk today about work/life balance, not enough time, too busy and generally being stressed with it all, I wonder if we have all lost a little perspective. Are things that tough, really? My mother never knew her father, that's tough. I'm sure there are thousands like her, that's sad.
Today, when we all take that moment to pause, please really think about how lucky you are. Life needs perspective, otherwise it's just hard work.
-Chris