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Silence... Gentle reflection... Imagine... a synchronous world standing still in peace. 2 minutes of silence was observed on Remembrance Day today to afford us time to consider those who expressed their freedom by dying for it. 2 minutes of world silence...two minutes of world peace? A dream... Dag Hammarskjold wrote: "Beyond obedience, its attention fixed on a goal...freedom from fear. Beyond fear..openness to life. And beyond that...love. What next? Why ask? Next will come a demand about which you already know : that its sole measure is your own strength." In the 20th C... wars for freedom. In the 21st century... wars for human health. Imagine a day with a silent moment to remember all those who suffered the pain of chronic illness. Imagine the day when the war on pd is over. Like the lens which disappears in the light it focuses. Joan U >----- Original Message ----- >From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Friday, 12 November 1999 1:47 >Subject: Re: Veteran's Day > > >> hi bonnie >> >> i think the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month >> was originally recognised by the countries involved in World War One >> as a time of commemoration for those >> who fought and were lost in it >> >> i could be wrong though >> >> my father was in WW2 with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals >> he would never talk about the war itself >> but he had fond memories of holland >> and being treated like royalty >> there when the war ended >> >> >> janet >> >> janet paterson >> 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset >> e-mail - [log in to unmask] >> web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/ >> >