tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post8452148129861659710..comments2024-03-28T20:17:55.283+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Moment of Silence … Remembrance Day 11th November 2021Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-81617948580489322352021-12-09T12:24:23.110+00:002021-12-09T12:24:23.110+00:00Hi Deniz - so true ... we need to learn what went ...Hi Deniz - so true ... we need to learn what went on - and understand the challenges ... and as you say we never seem to learn about history. Thanks for the comment - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16642170071838485272021-12-07T10:41:52.065+00:002021-12-07T10:41:52.065+00:00It's so important to remember and reflect. Esp...It's so important to remember and reflect. Especially since we don't seem to be learning the lessons very well!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-35515649351061370852021-11-21T10:27:35.525+00:002021-11-21T10:27:35.525+00:00Thanks Susan - yes moments of silence for an "...Thanks Susan - yes moments of silence for an "Amen" - we need them ... quiet reflection - thank you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-85902020901272259132021-11-20T01:41:27.335+00:002021-11-20T01:41:27.335+00:00Amen, and amen.Amen, and amen.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-19924703701906863482021-11-17T19:48:41.046+00:002021-11-17T19:48:41.046+00:00Thanks Sandra - we do need to think about what'...Thanks Sandra - we do need to think about what's happening - and evaluating the things happening and what they might lead to ... <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-47442791763903680692021-11-16T19:19:53.246+00:002021-11-16T19:19:53.246+00:00That is so true about not having learned. We'r...That is so true about not having learned. We're like a gerbil on a wheel, we never get off.<br />Have a great one:)Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3626148753909929532021-11-16T09:28:09.836+00:002021-11-16T09:28:09.836+00:00@ Keith / Diane – great to see you both … and tha...@ Keith / Diane – great to see you both … and thank you … the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday – did have the most incredible music – so appropriate for Remembrance Day.<br /><br />While the Service at the annual Cenotaph Remembrance Day always compels one to remember and to realise the enormity of our forefathers' time during any war, especially the first world war – I think next year I will set out the organisations that join the Service and how the Day is changing and including many … <br /><br />Yes – most of our villages, towns and cities, all with War Memorials, had Remembrance Day Services … they are humbling to see and be a part of … <br /><br />I appreciate your comments and thoughts – all the best HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-51598605880915451342021-11-15T19:58:13.535+00:002021-11-15T19:58:13.535+00:00Hilary, despite David's comment, and being sho...Hilary, despite David's comment, and being shocked at the comment received that you only read it in books, I am equally shocked. We go to both Victory Day on the 8th May and to 11th November remembrance services. It is so important here in France to remember, and every name is read out of the fallen. I think it is so important to remember and to make sure the younger generation remember as well. <br /><br />I could add more here but best I think first. Take care Hilary and stay safe. DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-82075791610541044142021-11-15T10:32:13.971+00:002021-11-15T10:32:13.971+00:00From the wonderful service at the Royal Albert Hal...From the wonderful service at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday to the 9000 who marched past the cenotaph yesterday, we still remember them and I sure will continue to do so.Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-32218310268756479982021-11-15T07:55:33.817+00:002021-11-15T07:55:33.817+00:00@ Annalisa / Debbie / Pradeep / Joanne / Debby / J...@ Annalisa / Debbie / Pradeep / Joanne / Debby / Jess ... thanks for commenting - we are all coming at Remembrance Day from our own points of view. However as many of you mention ... we do remember those who fought for us to have our freedom.<br /><br />I watched our very moving Cenotaph ceremony and realised how all encompassing it has now become ... next year I will write more fully on the Commemoration Service explaining the day more fully.<br /><br />Moments of Silence are so valuable in our lives. Thank you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22599574016792210372021-11-15T03:47:02.600+00:002021-11-15T03:47:02.600+00:00I find a moment or moments of silence to be very p...I find a moment or moments of silence to be very powerful. <br /><br />Have a good week!<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-41030705153549015992021-11-15T01:47:35.897+00:002021-11-15T01:47:35.897+00:00A lovely tribute Hilary, to those who fought our f...A lovely tribute Hilary, to those who fought our freedoms. <3D.G. Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292901895982357952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7919706681257661352021-11-14T19:39:39.855+00:002021-11-14T19:39:39.855+00:00There were lots of salutes to our Veterans (living...There were lots of salutes to our Veterans (living and dead) on Thursday 11/11 here TX and the USA. I don't know what they really teach in schools these days to emphasize the history involved and the sacrifices taken to cause the need for a Remembrance Day. Your post was simple and direct - well done. ThanksJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-84893927748234723782021-11-14T18:43:06.193+00:002021-11-14T18:43:06.193+00:00Those were such difficult days. The world is compa...Those were such difficult days. The world is comparatively far more peaceful and lives much more comfortable.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-38458433841718092582021-11-14T17:29:14.134+00:002021-11-14T17:29:14.134+00:00"The world does not seem to have learnt any l..."The world does not seem to have learnt any lessons" True, that! It's a shame that many young people don't recognize or respect the sacrifices their forebears made to ensure our safety and freedom. Fortunately, in Canada, as in the UK, Remembrance Day is an important occasion, marked by many reverent ceremonies. #LestWeForget 🌸Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-27793710936981375792021-11-14T11:44:36.821+00:002021-11-14T11:44:36.821+00:00It will always be important to remember. I wish I ...It will always be important to remember. I wish I could say we'd learnt from those past horrors, but sadly I don't think we as global citizens have.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59719231919991216972021-11-14T08:28:13.962+00:002021-11-14T08:28:13.962+00:00@ Jemima/ Dan/ Jo-Anne/ Donna/ Sandra …
Thank you ...@ Jemima/ Dan/ Jo-Anne/ Donna/ Sandra …<br />Thank you to you, and to all who read – we each have our own way in our Remembrance Day remembrances and thoughts – we all wonder and have concern for our future – let us have peace, respect and care for all – in each and every day … life is precious … with thoughts for us all. <br /><br />HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59162031003089343232021-11-13T23:01:19.857+00:002021-11-13T23:01:19.857+00:00Thank you for honoring and remembering.Thank you for honoring and remembering.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63497267181571432312021-11-13T21:09:38.703+00:002021-11-13T21:09:38.703+00:00Thank you for this post, Hilary. I join you in tha...Thank you for this post, Hilary. I join you in thanking those who fought to give us our lives and freedoms today.retirementreflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256842249783275416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-71841632245629934612021-11-13T20:17:25.409+00:002021-11-13T20:17:25.409+00:00Well said I hope people never forget these brave y...Well said I hope people never forget these brave young and not so young men & women who gave their all for us.............Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-2702305607891886162021-11-13T14:43:01.403+00:002021-11-13T14:43:01.403+00:00World War One certainly wasn't the war to end ...World War One certainly wasn't the war to end all wars. At the time, we didn't imagine needing to give it a number. I hope and pray the count never exceeds two. The farther we drift from these wars, the less we seem to remember. We remember the battles, maybe some names, but we seem to have forgotten why the wars started. We seem to forget the danger of hatred, bullying and marginalizing entire groups of people just because they are different from us - whoever we are. I truly hope it doesn't take another war to make us realize the lessons we either never learned or have forgotten.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756142122700513993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54277909890773831192021-11-13T14:11:57.664+00:002021-11-13T14:11:57.664+00:00I sometimes wonder whether we remember it in the r...I sometimes wonder whether we remember it in the right way. But with shenanigans developing in Eastern Europe largely driven by Belarus v Poland (or is someone else behind it?) it looks remarkable similar to other disputes that led up to previous wars. The destabilising of the EU could be a disaster that we really don't want to happen.<br />So unless we remember the fallen, we will never remember to prevent it happening again.Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-24610361391821781662021-11-13T10:13:23.908+00:002021-11-13T10:13:23.908+00:00@ Alex/ Liz A/ Mike x 2 / Janie and Hels … again I...@ Alex/ Liz A/ Mike x 2 / Janie and Hels … again I'm going to add a general reply – as we will remember as part of our personal culture. The media promotes Remembrance Day – in print, news websites, and I'm sure social media – though I blog – but I don't pay attention to other social media sites.<br /><br />Remembrance Day is still very important here – and Sunday will commemorate the Armistice and all peoples who have suffered with war … as Mike mentions: “respecting all, including former foes. Mutual respect is part of the path toward peace.”<br /><br />Thank you and I'm grateful to have all your thoughts … HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-11235840744619602602021-11-13T09:21:31.513+00:002021-11-13T09:21:31.513+00:00In primary school, we sent students to the Shrine,...In primary school, we sent students to the Shrine, to reflect during the Minute of Silence and to hear the The Last Post played on a bugle. In high school, the entire school attended an outdoor assembly where ex-servicemen lowered the flag and made teary speeches.<br /><br />Does that happen now?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-35019955470196088522021-11-13T06:38:44.777+00:002021-11-13T06:38:44.777+00:00Your post is lovely, Hilary. I'm afraid the U....Your post is lovely, Hilary. I'm afraid the U.S. doesn't feel as if it's a peaceful place these days with the political divides and continuing anger from the people who don't want the COVID vaccine. <br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com