Silence at work - rememberance

[elmarko]

Ok,

Now - I fully understand the concept of remembrance - but why on earth is simply saying nothing for 60 seconds considered to be chosen method of doing it?.

If we (as a society) really want to honour those who died then surely we would act with courage, compassion, insight & integrity all the time (instead of a meaningless platitude for 60 seconds a year with no real depth).

Am I alone in thinking this?

 

[4p]

Those 60 seconds put you and everyone around you in a moment where you THINK and REMEMBER those who helped protect us.

The silence makes you think. So you never, ever forget, same for our kids and their kids.

For me at least.

 

[Firestar_3x]

I always took the reason for the silence was it gave you time to think and reflect for a short period about what these people did for our country.

It's not just simply the act of keeping your gob shut for 60 seconds.

 

[Bennie-Mac]

I see it more as a show of solemn respect.

 

[shadow_boxer]

I see it an opportunity for all to just pause together and remember the sacrifices people have made.

 

[InertProtocol]

It gives you a very short time to stop, reflect and think about what the day means.

 

[antijoke]

You've totally misunderstood what he minute is for.

 

[elmarko]

I guess, it's just different for each person - I show my respect by trying to act in such a way they would be proud (as isn't that what really matters?) - we can remember/be solemn & respectful but without actions to back them up, it doesn't make any difference to the world.

I think about the history of the UK on a regular basis, so it's not like I've forgotten either - maybe I'm just odd lol.

Just remembering doesn't seem enough, which results in the entire concept being bizarre to me.

 

[Nymins]

Those 60 seconds put you and everyone around you in a moment where you THINK and REMEMBER those who helped protect us.

The silence makes you think. So you never, ever forget, same for our kids and their kids.

For me at least.

First post nails it.

 

[Glanza]

Those 60 seconds put you and everyone around you in a moment where you THINK and REMEMBER those who helped protect us.

The silence makes you think. So you never, ever forget, same for our kids and their kids.

For me at least.

+1

 

[Cosimo]

I see it an opportunity for all to just pause together and remember the sacrifices people have made.

Same here.

 

[D.P.]

Ok,

Now - I fully understand the concept of remembrance - but why on earth is simply saying nothing for 60 seconds considered to be chosen method of doing it?.

If we (as a society) really want to honour those who died then surely we would act with courage, compassion, insight & integrity all the time (instead of a meaningless platitude for 60 seconds a year with no real depth).

Am I alone in thinking this?

In the US it is a public holiday which seems more fitting, and is much more enjoyable.

 

[elmarko]

Those 60 seconds put you and everyone around you in a moment where you THINK and REMEMBER those who helped protect us.

The silence makes you think. So you never, ever forget, same for our kids and their kids.

For me at least.

It's a totally fair stance yours is +1.

I guess to me it's different, I already remember - it's something I studied & read up regularly - it's not something I'm going to forget.

I appreciate the sacrifices made & attempt to show that appreciation all year round by acting in a way they would feel the sacrifice wasn't in vein.

It may be a natural aversion to conformity - any social situation in which everybody is expected to act in exactly one specific way (with the threat of social condemnation if broken) is enough to make me feel uncomfortable with the practice - even if it is with the best of intentions.

Or may be that the element of 'free choice' is removed (due to the above social pressures), or maybe I'm just over-thinking it.

It's the same feeling I got when I had to go-to church as a child in prayer - the expectation to close your eyes & be silent - to follow the group make me feel uncomfortable.

In the US it is a public holiday which seems more fitting, and is much more enjoyable.

To me, that makes loads more sense - spending time with loved ones & family fits better with the whole thing.

 

[deuse]

Ok,

Now - I fully understand the concept of remembrance - but why on earth is simply saying nothing for 60 seconds considered to be chosen method of doing it?.

If we (as a society) really want to honour those who died then surely we would act with courage, compassion, insight & integrity all the time (instead of a meaningless platitude for 60 seconds a year with no real depth).

Am I alone in thinking this?

YES and it's clear to see you have no respect for the departed.

 

[Yas786]

YES and it's clear to see you have no respect for the departed.

Still at it again i see deuse??, completely twisting what he said to make him look bad...tut tut you do this all the time from what i have seen and quite frankly its pathetic.

He wasnt disrespecting the dead from what i understood of his opening post, more like saying that we should do more than just a minutes silence.

 

[Maximum Triceratops]

Gives you the opportunity to do a squeaky pump.

Just kidding, this;

Those 60 seconds put you and everyone around you in a moment where you THINK and REMEMBER those who helped protect us.

The silence makes you think. So you never, ever forget, same for our kids and their kids.

For me at least.

 

[scorza]

Ok,

Now - I fully understand the concept of remembrance - but why on earth is simply saying nothing for 60 seconds considered to be chosen method of doing it?.

If we (as a society) really want to honour those who died then surely we would act with courage, compassion, insight & integrity all the time (instead of a meaningless platitude for 60 seconds a year with no real depth).

It's because a minute's silence encourages a pause for thought and reflection about the sacrifice made by those soldiers fighting for this country.

I think we'd all want to act with courage, compassion, insight and integrity all the time but sadly in our busy lives we rarely get the opportunity to take time out and think about anything external to our own personal ecosystem and can lose sight of the big picture.

 

[gillywibble]

Someone always talks through it.

 

[adolf hamster]

what would you rather have?

-the loss of a minute of your time every year, barely an hour and a half out of your entire life [assuming you live to be 90]

or

-for everyone to forget the horrors of total warfare and inevitably do it all over again which will result in you getting shot/blown up/stabbed/beaten to death/burned alive/gassed and being killed or worse leave you confined to a bed for the rest of your life?


also, afaik the 1 minute silence is intended to be a rememberance of universal conflict ie it's practiced in some shape or form in pretty much every country?

 

[Rroff]

Its a moment out of your life, whatever you would have otherwise have been doing as a mark of respect, beyond that is a personal thing some people might want to reflect more deeply on it.

And some people just have no time for anything beyond their immediate wants and needs and talk, etc. through it :|