Lest We Forget • A Century in the Making
The sacrifices made in the name of freedom for life occurred a century ago today. Countless lost their lives simply so the future does not have to endure the adversity that the veterans experienced. Take a pittance of time to remember those who put their life on the line so we would be spared. Let’s pause a moment to reflect and remember those who gave their lives for democracy and sovereignty.
In Flanders Fields
By:
Lieutenant–Colonel John McCrae
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.
💯 Years
Since the time WWI was officially declared over! Despite the actions of a century past, this piece of history has a pivotal role in life today. Bloodshed and sacrificed personal freedom and fought for the future. You cannot change the past, but events from there provided insightful lessons. One must first recognize that they have taken much of this for granted and overlook the horrific reality of how freedom was a battle that past found paramount but scarcely considered in the daily life of our contemporary generation.
I have the question regarding freedom. If we were really free then how is it that many feelings of disgruntled royalty far to easily and frequently lost? Why is that we are not enshrined in preserving our liberties when far too often others gave away without much though. Perhaps freedom is relative and complacency breeds constraint and unrealistic expectations of the very meaning. The topic should be placed front and center, that we are in another battle of compassion and universal greed.
Perhaps in some elements we are free, but in other cases, the war is still currently active. Much liberty was taken for granted to the point it was overlooked, evolved past artillery to another means of control. I believe that health is considered a component of freedom as it affords you the ability to thrive without the constraint of ailments. Living Naturopaths vuneralize their lives battling the corporations that want to exploit the masses into a state of total dependent on the likes of Big Pharma who line their pockets while taking away the freedom to thrive. One of the most damaging of it all is that the Veterans often went without the compensation that they were promised, it was as if forgotten. But for better or for worse, wear a poppy support our vetrans for their dreams became our tomorrow and all they want in turn is to remember what they gave.
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☕Cheers ~4NeonFun
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