"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
~LAURENCE BINYON
For those of you that don't know, today in Australia it is ANZAC day... a day of rememberance for all those souls lost because the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) joined the fight in World War One (and Two). For Mother England that we still held ties to at the time, but more so for the sake of all those who have come to call this country home.
Today we remember their sacrifices that led to our freedoms. Their deaths that gave us life. Their pain and suffering that let us live in peace and harmony. All to easily such things are lost to time, we forget that the world we live in is as such because of what they did for us. It is easy to remember that Jesus gave His life for our sins and to let that rule our world, but more often we forget that our ancestors also gave their lives for us too. That there are people out there in this world today doing the same for us right now, and for our children.
At 6am and at 6pm, the rising and the going down of the sun, we remembered them. I urge everyone everywhere today to take a moment to do the same, no matter who you are or where you're from.
- Lest we forget.
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