Twenty Weeks. Five Days. Day 147 in the quest to meet our little miracle George
Today is a day where we remember.
We remember the fallen and we take the time to appreciate the sacrifice that was made so long ago for us today.
I am not a history buff, i have never really been excited about our past, but as i get more and more excited about george, and as i start seeing myself as a parent, i start caring, i start wanting to know why, i start understanding why my own parents cared so much about teaching us about our history.
I have started understanding that our ancestors lives are important to us and the world we live in today. I have started to realise why my own parents reminded me each time just why we were having a holiday, why in particular such holidays as Anzac Day are important, i have started to realise just how important it is to know about our past, and to pass that past onto our children.
If we dont pass our past on, if we neglect to tell our children why we are taking a day off, if they play outside having fun not understanding why the day is special, then when all is lost, when all is forgotten, when everyone who survived to tell the tale is gone, who will be there to remind us? Who will be the one to teach our future generations? Who will instill the importance of remembrance, who will instill the importance of how yesterday effects today. How will our children, my children, appreciate what the people of this country past have done for us, what the people of this country past have sacrificed for us, and just as importantly what the people of today are still doing for us, and sacrificing for us.
Today is a day when we remember, and one of the days i make sure my children remember.
“Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose soldiers were known as Anzacs. Anzac Day remains one of the most important national occasions of both Australia and New Zealand. This is a rare instance of two sovereign countries not only sharing the same remembrance day, but making reference to both countries in its name.” (Reference)
There are stars who’s light only reaches the earth long after they have fallen appart. There are people who’s remembrance gives light in this world, long after they have passed away. This light shines in our darkest nights on the road we must follow. The Talmud
