Red

Jin Schofield (9) – STAFF REPORTER

Has it already been a century? Since November 11, 1918, when the Great War finally came to an end? So much has changed since then.

November 11 is just one significant date among so many other significant dates. With repeating cycles of holidays and celebrations, we have fallen into a routine of indifference and inattention.  Remembrance Day no longer holds an exclusive part of our heart – it is overshadowed, sharing its space with your grocery list and your newest school assignment.

During that moment of silence, it is a not-so-hidden secret that we worry about our next test.  We rehearse conversations from recent meetings and plan future ones.

We wear our poppies on our jackets because we want to show others how reverent we are. Its bright red hue can be seen from a hundred metres away. The poppy is a status symbol. A fashionable side to your McDonald’s order.

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At this time, the colour that defines me, and that should represent all of us, is a blood red. A crimson, flaming, ruby red. To represent the courage that our heroes demonstrated so many years ago. To represent the sacrifice so few made for so many. To represent how much we owe, and how much we have yet to repay.

Lest we forget? We have already forgotten. Relieve yourself of your self-inflicted amnesia, and remember.

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