by fleaman uk 1 Replies latest jw friends
Well,tomorrow is the Eleventh day of the Eleventh Month.For the first time in my life,this Week,i have worn a Poppy with great pride.I cant believe i havent done it before.
The sacrifices made for me in the past,have a deep meaning to me now i am outside a Religion that, in the main, sneers at appreciating the sacrifices made by previous Generations.
One can certainly appreciate events/commemorations like this when outside a controlled/enclosed environment.
I know how you feel. I was in Ottawa last week and visited several members of Parliament in their offices. You can't exactly go to Parliament in November without a poppy, so for the first time in my life, I donned a poppy.
It wasn't nearly as big a deal as I was lead to believe. A couple of times a giant crack in the earth opened up and tried to swallow me, but I managed to sidestep it. And, the bowling ball sized hailstones missed me.
