25-04-2024, 11:22 AM
Anzac day never fails to make me wonder at the idiocy of our species, & sad at the lives lost & forever changed because of it.
Those poor boys were off to do their bit for king & country. Off to see the world & have an adventure with their mates, & come home with wonderful stories to tell. Because they wouldn't be killed, not them. Perhaps someone elese but not them. Or their mates. Someone else.
Some other mothers' sons.
Some other woman's fiancee. Husband, brother, school mate.
Those poor boys were off to do their bit for king & country. Off to see the world & have an adventure with their mates, & come home with wonderful stories to tell. Because they wouldn't be killed, not them. Perhaps someone elese but not them. Or their mates. Someone else.
Some other mothers' sons.
Some other woman's fiancee. Husband, brother, school mate.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)