The Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation - with deep respect and heartbreak:
8 May is the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation.
This is not just a date on the calendar. It is a day when our hearts shrink with memories, when we silently remember the millions of lives destroyed by war.
It is a day for those who did not return. For those who held arms and those who prayed at home. For mothers who did not wait for their sons, for children who grew up without fathers.
We remember not only the victory, but also the price that was paid for it. A price that is measured not only in years, but also in tears, pain, and loss.
This day is not about triumph, but about memory. About those who died so that we could live. About the shadow of the war that still echoes in every home where a soldier's letter or photo was kept.
Let the memory live in our hearts. Let there be peace. Not because we have forgotten, but because we remember.
