uicksilver workshopANZAC Day reminds us of those intrepid souls who did what they were asked, and plunged headlong into the chaos of war. Faded photos and the handwritten script of a different age tell parts of their stories, but we must be mindful of the lens of history. They - along with hundreds of thousands of others from around the globe - believed that they fought and died not for war but for peace.
In our post-modern age it's too easy to condemn the notions of a "last war," or a lasting peace as quaint and antiquated. We can never allow that to happen. But first we need to agree that peace is real, achievable, and worthy of pursuit.
Then - for those that went before us, and for those who will follow - we need to stop killing each other once and for all.
Labels: Anzac Day, World War I
