i spent the morning running errands and the afternoon basking in the sun on my rooftop. i didn't really think much about why i had the day off until i came to writing this post.
today is memorial day in korea. a day to remember the sacrifice of soldiers and civilians who lost their lives during the korean war. there's a big televised ceremony at the national cemetary in seoul, just like we have in canada on remembrance day. i didn't watch it. in fact, i didn't know about it until about an hour ago... oh well.
for me today was just another day off. it didn't seem like anything was different today except banks and schools were closed. something familiar in a land far away. remembrance day in canada is very similar. we take one minute out of our day to think about the lost. same here. at 10 am you're supposed to stop and think.
i kind of feel like it's become so routine in our lives to just accept that countries go to war, and inevitably there is a loss of life. canada has been feeling this even more of late, with the loss of almost 60 soldiers in afghanistan - the highest number since the korean war. why should we only think about these people once a year? why isn't everyday a day to remember? is it maybe too hard to think about? does the pomp and parade of the day make us feel differently? or maybe we just can't come to terms with death like that on a daily basis. i know there are people out there who do think about it everyday- the parents, children, siblings, and spouses of those who are overseas fighting.
so though today isn't a day of remembrance for me (as i know it), i'll still take a minute of my time to think about all that has been done on my behalf in the name of freedom- so you should too.
today is memorial day in korea. a day to remember the sacrifice of soldiers and civilians who lost their lives during the korean war. there's a big televised ceremony at the national cemetary in seoul, just like we have in canada on remembrance day. i didn't watch it. in fact, i didn't know about it until about an hour ago... oh well.
for me today was just another day off. it didn't seem like anything was different today except banks and schools were closed. something familiar in a land far away. remembrance day in canada is very similar. we take one minute out of our day to think about the lost. same here. at 10 am you're supposed to stop and think.
i kind of feel like it's become so routine in our lives to just accept that countries go to war, and inevitably there is a loss of life. canada has been feeling this even more of late, with the loss of almost 60 soldiers in afghanistan - the highest number since the korean war. why should we only think about these people once a year? why isn't everyday a day to remember? is it maybe too hard to think about? does the pomp and parade of the day make us feel differently? or maybe we just can't come to terms with death like that on a daily basis. i know there are people out there who do think about it everyday- the parents, children, siblings, and spouses of those who are overseas fighting.
so though today isn't a day of remembrance for me (as i know it), i'll still take a minute of my time to think about all that has been done on my behalf in the name of freedom- so you should too.
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