11pm tonight will mark the 100 year anniversary of Britain's declaration of war against Germany. It was supposed to be over by Christmas, it was supposed to be the war to end all wars.
How wrong they were.
Looking around the world today, can we honestly say that we've learned anything in the last 100 years ?
I'm not a political person, I don't pretend to understand what's going on & why one country wants to dominate another, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person who believes that if our war dead could come back & look at what is happening today, they would shake their heads in dismay & wonder why on earth they sacrificed themselves for future generations.
Like so many families, mine lost a few young men between 1914-1918.
Unfortunately, with it not being the war to end all wars, we also lost quite a few more during WW2 & in recent years, a distant cousin was killed in Afghanistan, aged 21.
As much as I believe that the Great War shouldn't be forgotten, that the future generations should be taught about it in school & at home, I also believe we need to ask why we, the human race, are so hell bent on destroying each other.
Love your post and totally agree with all your sentiments here! I have just been sorting out photos of my Dad in WW2, as I think you know he was shot down in March 1945 and made his way back home with help from the Underground. Two of his crew died that night, I always remember them on 11th November.
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