He spoke of courage, resilience and caring for one another, I felt my confidence rise inside me knowing our small gathering community had come together for this annual sacred day for the benefit of those past and present who fought and served in war.
He spoke a universal language to end all wars, then in conclusion he said,
"let today be a window and a mirror for us all"
So eloquently put, the window is to look through to see what is possible in life and the mirror is to reflect and find it inside ourselves.
As we observe this for ourselves we are able to take the time out from our routines, busy work schedules and family commitments to look through our own little windows of life and rediscover what we truely want that was put off and to make it a reality just by thinking about taking action today.
ODE TO THE FALLEN