Wednesday, November 11, 2009
today... just a quick pause.
11 November 2009Okay, before I finish posting all of my fall break craziness, I wanted to take a moment to remember today. This past Sunday, in the church I attend, we celebrated Remembrance Day, and today, all over the world, people are doing the same. It’s amazing how we can all live our lives and forget, not only the bad in the world, but also the good. We all take for granted the peace with which we live our lives. For the past few months I’ve had the chance to travel to some amazing places, and experience some incredible things, but would any of that have been possible without the sacrifices made by the millions of soldiers who have fought to create the world we live in? You know, I always hear that freedom has its price, but I’ve taken even that for granted. I honestly can’t imagine life any other way than the way it is now… Despite the fact that I have many family members, and a few friends, serving in the US armed forces, the struggle for life as I know it has never been real, I’ve taken, and still take, so much for granted.
For some reason, on my way home from picking up groceries today, I stopped in the middle of the road (foot traffic only, mum :p). I just stopped. Because I was hit by this rush of thoughts and emotions. I wish I could attribute this odd moment to something I saw or heard, but I can’t. All I can say is that I’ve been wracking my brain for some way to straighten things out… some way to explain why I all of a sudden needed to write this. But I can’t. For whatever reason, I was filled by this bizarre contemplative feeling that has completely consumed me… All I can think about is the mind-boggling list of lives that have been changed for change, progress, and ideologies… So, I guess, I’ll just end this by saying thank you to all of the veterans for what you have given, time, strength, will power, blood, sweat, tears, and life, and thank you to those who continue to serve.
Okay, before I finish posting all of my fall break craziness, I wanted to take a moment to remember today. This past Sunday, in the church I attend, we celebrated Remembrance Day, and today, all over the world, people are doing the same. It’s amazing how we can all live our lives and forget, not only the bad in the world, but also the good. We all take for granted the peace with which we live our lives. For the past few months I’ve had the chance to travel to some amazing places, and experience some incredible things, but would any of that have been possible without the sacrifices made by the millions of soldiers who have fought to create the world we live in? You know, I always hear that freedom has its price, but I’ve taken even that for granted. I honestly can’t imagine life any other way than the way it is now… Despite the fact that I have many family members, and a few friends, serving in the US armed forces, the struggle for life as I know it has never been real, I’ve taken, and still take, so much for granted.
For some reason, on my way home from picking up groceries today, I stopped in the middle of the road (foot traffic only, mum :p). I just stopped. Because I was hit by this rush of thoughts and emotions. I wish I could attribute this odd moment to something I saw or heard, but I can’t. All I can say is that I’ve been wracking my brain for some way to straighten things out… some way to explain why I all of a sudden needed to write this. But I can’t. For whatever reason, I was filled by this bizarre contemplative feeling that has completely consumed me… All I can think about is the mind-boggling list of lives that have been changed for change, progress, and ideologies… So, I guess, I’ll just end this by saying thank you to all of the veterans for what you have given, time, strength, will power, blood, sweat, tears, and life, and thank you to those who continue to serve.
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That's beautiful, Ashley. What a great reminder - and how poignant to picture it through your eyes over there. Thanks.
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