周日是澳纽军团日 (Sunday is ANZAC Day)

bodawei
April 22, 2010, 05:42 AM posted in General Discussion

每年的4月25日,纪念第一次世界大战中死去的战士而定的纪念日, 在加利波利战役发生在土耳其的加利波利半岛发生. 现代澳大利亚,新西兰,和土耳其一起纪念。  

(Every year on 25 April, we remember the soldiers killed in the First World War, in the Gallipoli campaign on the Gallipoli Penninsula in Turkey.  These days Australia, New Zealand and Turkey remember together.)

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bodawei
April 22, 2010, 05:50 AM

I've made three attempts to post this without success.  I wonder if a comment gets it into the public arena?  

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go_manly
April 22, 2010, 08:14 AM

In 2008, after the final resting place of HMAS Sydney had been found, relatives of the crew were offered a place in the Anzac Day march. My grandfather was a stoker on the ship when it went down, so I organised my position in the march. But for reasons I can't remember, I didn't turn up. Five days later I was hit by a car while crossing the road, and it kind of ruined my year. I am not religious at all, but it kind of seemed as though it was my penalty for lack of respect.

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bodawei

'hit by a car while crossing the road, and it kind of ruined my year'

I can understand that. But there is no-one out there punishing us; we punish ourselves. Time to stop punishing yourself.

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go_manly

It is just an interesting thought that occasionally pops into my head. I am not punishing myself in any way, except perhaps on occasions when I think of the operations that I will need some years down the track.

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bodawei
April 22, 2010, 02:39 PM

'hit by a car while crossing the road, and it kind of ruined my year'

I can understand that. But there is no-one out there punishing us; we punish ourselves. Time to stop punishing yourself.