We pray for our military on this the Anniversary of D-Day. Among the important characteristics of our humanity is the wonderful capacity to remember. Our memories both as individuals and a community remind us of who we are, where we have been, and where we hope to go. History is a significant human responsibility. We need to record our story and pass on our collective recollections if future generations are to live consciously and deliberately. The opposite of memory is amnesia, when either through accident, illness, or much more sadly through neglect, our story is forgotten. It is almost as if we lose part of our soul, a portion of our essential self, when memory is lost or erased. Anniversaries are great opportunities to remember. That is why we celebrate birthdays, important dates, and jubilees, and why we mark significant memorials. We can only know who we are today when we can remember the moments, the incidents, the motives, the changes and all the challenges of our past.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:25:55 +0000
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