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- 2 The war has become history, and can be viewed in the perspective of history. For good it has deepened our sense of fellowship and community of interest, whether inside the nation or between nations. But for good or bad, it has shattered our faith in idols, our hero-worshipping belief that great men are different clay from common men. Leaders are still necessary, perhaps more necessary, but our awakened realization of their common humanity is a safeguard against either expecting from them or trusting in them too much. While the above epilogue was written originally in 1930, its theme seems to me to be equally applicable to World War II. What about today, what is the significance of all this for the younger generation, even for those bom soon after W W II ended, who are now in their late forties or early fifties? Their family losses or memories they have inherited must now seem less sharp or affecting, because they were not there at the time. It is all just history now. For them to remember, and never to forget, as for all of us, no matter who or how old we are, is the unforgettable fact that the freedoms which we in Canada all enjoy and take for granted, were made safe for us by the courage and the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in war. This was expressed very well by a writer from Brandon, Manitoba, Elizabeth Archambault, in the November Anglican Journal, in a piece titled "Worth Dying For." This is an extract: In some countries, if you comment on what those in power are doing, or wish out loud for change, your concerns are noticed all right - and you disappear in the night never to be seen again. That was one of the evils our soldiers were fighting against. In Canada I have a voice. I can speak out. I can say my piece to the highest authorities in the land if I want.... The sacrifices that were made before I was bom have allowed me to have this freedom. Was it worth it? Can any good come out of the madness of war? I hope so. I hope I can help to make it so. For most Canadians, our biggest concern isn't about dying for our country. It's about living for our country. We must work to make Canada a land where all can live in freedom, dignity, and peace, a worthy example to the world. We must be willing to get involved in public life, not just on voting day, but in the less glamorous stretches between elections too. We must have the courage to share our ideas about things we care about, and the generosity of spirit to see beyond our concerns to those of others. In decades past others fought and died for Canada. Today, we must work and live for Canada, to make sure there is a Canada. We must strive for this, to make sure that the sacrifices we remember on November 11th were not in vain. The resolution bears out the message contained in the well-known and beautiful poem by the Canadian doctor, John McCrae, who served in W W I and died in hospital of pneumonia in France in 1918. IN FLANDERS FIELDS In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. .../3