Eternal Memory

As has often been said, eternal life belongs to those who stay in the memory of others. As long as a person is remembered they have a tiny spark of life left to them. When they are forgotten, they become lost forever.

So, yes, I do watch the London Remembrance parade on TV. It has been a habit since I was very small. And as usual, I'll blub at the thought of both remembered and forgotten.
No one that I was related to do has died in a war, as far as I know. But plenty of others did. I don't remember for the sake of gung-ho tales of freedom or defending-our-way-of-life posturing. To me, it's just about lives cut short.

One other thing. No person who has ever served in our wars and survived to come home should ever be left to suffer alone thereafter. We too often leave the long-term support to charities.

Ye Gods! What a traditionalist I am today? Where's my neo-Marxist spirit of defiance? Well, below all that theory is the other thing called Ethics. Something that can only be shown, not discussed.

Вечная память.

By Bea Groves-McDaniel