A reflection after the whole D Day thing.
I am in my later 40's and had I lived in other periods of history I would have probably died by now fighting the Romans, the Vikings, the Normans, a crusade in the middle east, Napoleon, the Spanish Armada, our own civil war, or the Germans.
I have lived in relative peace time, as our wars have been in remote places, fought by professional soldiers. I have been unaffected. Now last night I saw a fantastic documentary starting with Dday and filming on untill the end of the 2nd world war, documented by an american camera crew who must have followed the troops a couple days behind the fighting.
What has been my contribution to society in peace time.
Have our scientists, architects artists and writers etc contributed to a golden era, or like our footballers, dubious politicians and greedy bankers focused on the individual?
I ask myself if, on my best days, have I stepped up and been as good as my heroes?
