On Sunday I went to the Lakeview, Roselawn and Tiger Flowers cemetery complex for this field trip, and I stayed for at least 40 minutes. I haven't visited a cemetery since my Aunt Stella died 4 summers ago of cancer. I loved her so much and she was my favorite. Our family used to go stay once a month with them in Port St. Joe. I really miss her.
Going to a cemetery made me think, "how are these people remembered?" How will I be remembered? I want to live a life that changes the world somehow. I want to make my stamp on this earth. I am going into the U.S. Army when I graduate in the spring and I know that in this profession I could lose my life, and I am prepared to give my life for my country if need be. I came across a few graves that the ending date was 1944. I wondered if these men gave there lives over seas to defeat Hitler or the Japanese. I also came across a bunch of names who lived through the Civil Rights movement. What a world that must have been? Different water fountains, different bathrooms, white's only restaurants. That's a world most of us don't even know about.
Saturday was the 9th anniversary of 9/11. Over 3,000 people lost their lives in about a 3 hour span, that's more deaths than the U.S. suffered at Pearl Harbor. This summer I was lucky enough to get to visit Manhattan and see ground zero. It really got to me. Being there were all those people lost their lives. How will they be remembered many years from now? I hope everyone said a prayer for the families.
What will your dash mean? How will people remember you? Will your life have made a difference?
Its very cool how everyone can get something different out of visiting a graveyard. Where as it made you think about how you will be remembered, it made me think only about the people I love and what will be their last thought of me. Will they know how much they meant to me, how much I loved them, etc?
ReplyDeleteAnyways, thank you for your future service in our military.
I agree with Cole in both thought and in thanks. Thank you, Andrew, for devoting your career to this amazing country! =~)
ReplyDeleteI agree it’s a pretty crazy thought to think of how we are going to be remembered. Most of us probably will never be remembered by the world except for a select few who change the world. Kind of sad to think about.
ReplyDeleteReading this made me think about if everyone wanted to "change the world" it would be a scarier place than it alerady is. Thank you Andrew for wanting to serve this country!
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