Lest We Forget…

Time that it takes to read this post: 2 mins (approx.)

Today is Remembrance Day. The one day of the year where we all take a bowed moment of silence to remember those who fought in the many wars which took place over the last couple hundreds of years.

I myself, as with millions around the world observe Remembrance day every year, however, personally I do strive to maintain mindfulness of the essence of this day throughout the year, day after day. I personally avoid words and phrases such as “to preserve our way of life” and “fought for our freedom” when in observance of today’s tribute, as I am aware of that there is much more to war than these emotionally charged statements make reference to and I believe we must be careful of the semantics used to describe war, death, and patriotic concepts.

I will not make this an opinion piece about war, soldiers, etc., but will ask that you personally try to keep in mind what has happened and is currently happening in the world today, while you go about your daily lives. Please do not allow yourself to simply buy a poppy each November and observe 2 minutes of silence on the 11th day, and believe that you have done your part. Lest we forget that war is taking place in many places around the globe at this exact moment. Children, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters are dying, and many more have died since you’ve started to read this post.

I also wanted to show you an excellent Remembrance Day design by Bryan Espiritu, founder of TheLegendsLeague. Do keep in mind that this is just a rough draft which he posted today.

“Today is Remembrance Day. I woke up a little upset that I hadn’t completed artwork that I was wanting to put out today as a tribute to those who fought for our freedom, so I briefly put together the concept to share with you all. I will be redoing this piece, but here it is for now.”

You can visit Mr. Espiritu’s website by clicking here

Thank you for connecting,