永志不忘/Lest We Forget

十一月十一日不是什麼「光棍節」，而是西歐國家的「和平紀念日」 Remembrance Day，Armistice of 11 November 1918！

英國紀念日的罌粟襟花

Lest We Forget 出自十九世紀英國作家 Rudyard Kipling 的一首詩 Recessional，最後兩段提醒我們任何強權，若是離棄真道，終究被毀，節錄最後兩段如下：

If, drunk with sight of power, we loose

   Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,

Such boastings as the Gentiles use,

   Or lesser breeds without the Law—

Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,

Lest we forget—lest we forget!

For heathen heart that puts her trust

   In reeking tube and iron shard,

All valiant dust that builds on dust,

   And guarding, calls not Thee to guard,

For frantic boast and foolish word—

Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord!

就讓我們立志不忘兩次大戰和以後大大小小的戰爭，回歸真理和正義，邁向和平與自由，亦跟大家分享兩篇舊文章及相關影片：

 

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https://www.google.com/search?q=british+poppy+remembrance+day&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-ca&client=safari

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46780/recessional