That Moment of Silence

Yesterday from early within the morning to nearing the eve I knew I was going to take part within this Rembrance Day Service. Fortunately I was given a VP pass which gives you allowance to every part of what is known as TCU Centre.

When I arrived there it was much different than the time I had before as I just walked in while the cermonies had already began. Greg a good friend of mine which works for the newspaper here was there as I was going in one direction and he was going his own way but we did take the time to talk about how many have come out as we were both amazed with the amount of people which had shown up. Literally it's the largest indoor ceremony within Canada as this year there were nearly 70,000 thousand which had attended and to see them all.

Many find this day to be one which is a sad time. I feel that it's a tribute time and occassion. The men as well as women that I ran into and had  not seen in a long time was great. As well, there was this old "bagpiper" which ask me to place on his pins. To then the thoughts of five different faiths - all with a messages which really gave much meaning to the "Day".

After all was finished I was asked to join a few officers within get together down at the Navy Mess and that was an experience as it was a enjoyable time some with had just came back from duty and were pleased to catch up with their friends. One major mentioned to me, " it's hard to really consider yourself a veteran, just because one tends to think of them as older people."

All in all I found the entire ceremony to be that of meaning as well as ironically seeing some very enjoyable people. Yet I do know what the premise of Rembrance and Veterans Day is. It's something of which we hope or I hope we never forget those which have and are serving for the very rights of freedom. For without them we certainly would not have the freedoms of which we do have.

When all came to a two minute silence which goes hand in hand with the tradition of how Remberance ceremonies are done throughout all crown countries. One could not hear a sound within this auditorium of nearly 70,000 thousand people. And then came that proud feel the glow of the heart and soul as everyone within the place just went into a tremendous commencement of clapping.

 

 

From Silence to Elation was my experience on the eleventh day of the eleventh month within the eleventh year of two thousand.