The meaning of Christmas

[K K Rossokolski]

That is very thoughtful, thank you, Huib. And perhaps more young people will do "funny' things like that, and just perhaps gain some insight of the price that others have paid for freedoms they take for granted as a birthright. There are millions watching, thinking,planning who do not share this mindless attitude,

Sadly, whenever I look at a memorial -and I always stop at the War Memorial in Australian towns through which I pass- the words of Plato, written nearly 2500 years ago, always come to mind, with a message of hopelessness that sadly has stood the test of time, and appears in its turn on this forum........

"Only the dead have seen the end of war.''

KKR