Armistice Day -- Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
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DK Matai
Nov 11, 2010, 4:43:17 AM11/11/10
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Today is the 92nd anniversary of the end of the first world war,
Armistice Day, 11th November at 11:00am. In silence, we remember the
16+ million who died in WWI, the 50+ million who died in WWII, the
many tens of millions who have died in subsequent wars, and countless
sentient beings who are still dying in many unnecessary wars. Whilst
there can be no words to describe the horror of war for those who have
lost their loved ones and for those whose family members have been
injured or maimed, there are some leading writers and poets who have,
throughout history, attempted to capture the crushing gravity of that
brutal and morbid black hole which humanity nonchalantly calls war.
As Chief Seattle said, "Humankind has not woven the web of life. We
are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to
ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect!" We
would like to present, Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est", the best
known poem of the First World War, which rather accurately describes
the horror of war, and the pity of war. We invite you to meditate for
inner peace, tranquility and global unity -- amongst all sentient
beings -- on this day and everyday. Regardless of our outer
differences, in our within, and via our myriad inter-linkages with
each other, we are in essence all one!
DULCE ET DECORUM EST
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.
Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! – An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling,
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime ...
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est
Pro patria mori.
8th October 1917 -- March, 1918
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori is a line from the Roman lyrical
poet Horace's Odes (iii 2.13). The line can be rendered in English as:
"It is sweet and honourable to die for one's country." In classical
Latin it was pronounced, "dulcet decorumst pro patria mori," due to
poetic elision and prodelision.
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen, MC (March 18, 1893 – November 4, 1918) was
an English poet and soldier, regarded by some as the leading poet of
the First World War. His shocking, realistic war poetry on the horrors
of trench and gas warfare was heavily influenced by his friend
Siegfried Sassoon and sat in stark contrast to both the public
perception of war at the time, and to the patriotic verse written
earlier by war poets such as Rupert Brooke. Some of his best-known
works -- most of which remained unpublished until after his death --
include Dulce Et Decorum Est, Anthem for Doomed Youth, Futility, and
Strange Meeting. His preface intended for a book of poems to be
published in 1919 contains numerous well-known phrases, especially
'War, and the pity of War', and 'the Poetry is in the pity'. He is
just as well-known for having been killed in action at the Sambre-Oise
Canal just a week before the war ended, causing news of his death to
reach his home as the town's church bells declared peace.
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interested in ATCA's original global aims, working with ATCA step-by-
step across the world, or developing tools supporting ATCA's
objectives to build a better world.
The original ATCA -- Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance -- is a
philanthropic expert initiative founded in 2001 to resolve complex
global challenges through collective Socratic dialogue and joint
executive action to build a wisdom based global economy. Adhering to
the doctrine of non-violence, ATCA addresses asymmetric threats and
social opportunities arising from climate chaos and the environment;
radical poverty and microfinance; geo-politics and energy; organised
crime & extremism; advanced technologies -- bio, info, nano, robo &
AI; demographic skews and resource shortages; pandemics; financial
systems and systemic risk; as well as transhumanism and ethics.
Present membership of the original ATCA network is by invitation only
and has over 5,000 distinguished members from over 120 countries:
including 1,000 Parliamentarians; 1,500 Chairmen and CEOs of
corporations; 1,000 Heads of NGOs; 750 Directors at Academic Centres
of Excellence; 500 Inventors and Original thinkers; as well as 250
Editors-in-Chief of major media.
The Philanthropia, founded in 2005, brings together over 1,000 leading
individual and private philanthropists, family offices, foundations,
private banks, non-governmental organisations and specialist advisors
to address complex global challenges such as countering climate chaos,
reducing radical poverty and developing global leadership for the
younger generation through the appliance of science and technology,
leveraging acumen and finance, as well as encouraging collaboration
with a strong commitment to ethics. Philanthropia emphasises multi-
faith spiritual values: introspection, healthy living and ecology.
Philanthropia Targets: Countering climate chaos and carbon neutrality;
Eliminating radical poverty -- through micro-credit schemes,
empowerment of women and more responsible capitalism; Leadership for
the Younger Generation; and Corporate and social responsibility.
Armistice Day, 11th November at 11:00am. In silence, we remember the
16+ million who died in WWI, the 50+ million who died in WWII, the
many tens of millions who have died in subsequent wars, and countless
sentient beings who are still dying in many unnecessary wars. Whilst
there can be no words to describe the horror of war for those who have
lost their loved ones and for those whose family members have been
injured or maimed, there are some leading writers and poets who have,
throughout history, attempted to capture the crushing gravity of that
brutal and morbid black hole which humanity nonchalantly calls war.
As Chief Seattle said, "Humankind has not woven the web of life. We
are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to
ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect!" We
would like to present, Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est", the best
known poem of the First World War, which rather accurately describes
the horror of war, and the pity of war. We invite you to meditate for
inner peace, tranquility and global unity -- amongst all sentient
beings -- on this day and everyday. Regardless of our outer
differences, in our within, and via our myriad inter-linkages with
each other, we are in essence all one!
DULCE ET DECORUM EST
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.
Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! – An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling,
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime ...
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est
Pro patria mori.
8th October 1917 -- March, 1918
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori is a line from the Roman lyrical
poet Horace's Odes (iii 2.13). The line can be rendered in English as:
"It is sweet and honourable to die for one's country." In classical
Latin it was pronounced, "dulcet decorumst pro patria mori," due to
poetic elision and prodelision.
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen, MC (March 18, 1893 – November 4, 1918) was
an English poet and soldier, regarded by some as the leading poet of
the First World War. His shocking, realistic war poetry on the horrors
of trench and gas warfare was heavily influenced by his friend
Siegfried Sassoon and sat in stark contrast to both the public
perception of war at the time, and to the patriotic verse written
earlier by war poets such as Rupert Brooke. Some of his best-known
works -- most of which remained unpublished until after his death --
include Dulce Et Decorum Est, Anthem for Doomed Youth, Futility, and
Strange Meeting. His preface intended for a book of poems to be
published in 1919 contains numerous well-known phrases, especially
'War, and the pity of War', and 'the Poetry is in the pity'. He is
just as well-known for having been killed in action at the Sambre-Oise
Canal just a week before the war ended, causing news of his death to
reach his home as the town's church bells declared peace.
[ENDS]
In order to maintain membership it is essential to provide feedback
regularly. We welcome your thoughts, observations and views. To
reflect further on this, please respond within Twitter, Linked and
Facebook's ATCA Open and related Socratic dialogue platform of HQR.
All the best
DK Matai
Chairman and Founder: mi2g.net, ATCA, The Philanthropia, HQR, @G140
To connect directly with:
. DK Matai: http://twitter.com/DKMatai
. Open HQR: http://twitter.com/OpenHQR
. ATCA Open: http://twitter.com/ATCAOpen
. @G140: http://twitter.com/G140
. mi2g: http://twitter.com/intunit
- ATCA, The Philanthropia, mi2g, HQR, @G140 --
This is an "ATCA Open, Philanthropia and HQR Socratic Dialogue."
The "ATCA Open" network on LinkedIn and Facebook is for professionals
interested in ATCA's original global aims, working with ATCA step-by-
step across the world, or developing tools supporting ATCA's
objectives to build a better world.
The original ATCA -- Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance -- is a
philanthropic expert initiative founded in 2001 to resolve complex
global challenges through collective Socratic dialogue and joint
executive action to build a wisdom based global economy. Adhering to
the doctrine of non-violence, ATCA addresses asymmetric threats and
social opportunities arising from climate chaos and the environment;
radical poverty and microfinance; geo-politics and energy; organised
crime & extremism; advanced technologies -- bio, info, nano, robo &
AI; demographic skews and resource shortages; pandemics; financial
systems and systemic risk; as well as transhumanism and ethics.
Present membership of the original ATCA network is by invitation only
and has over 5,000 distinguished members from over 120 countries:
including 1,000 Parliamentarians; 1,500 Chairmen and CEOs of
corporations; 1,000 Heads of NGOs; 750 Directors at Academic Centres
of Excellence; 500 Inventors and Original thinkers; as well as 250
Editors-in-Chief of major media.
The Philanthropia, founded in 2005, brings together over 1,000 leading
individual and private philanthropists, family offices, foundations,
private banks, non-governmental organisations and specialist advisors
to address complex global challenges such as countering climate chaos,
reducing radical poverty and developing global leadership for the
younger generation through the appliance of science and technology,
leveraging acumen and finance, as well as encouraging collaboration
with a strong commitment to ethics. Philanthropia emphasises multi-
faith spiritual values: introspection, healthy living and ecology.
Philanthropia Targets: Countering climate chaos and carbon neutrality;
Eliminating radical poverty -- through micro-credit schemes,
empowerment of women and more responsible capitalism; Leadership for
the Younger Generation; and Corporate and social responsibility.
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Lady Montagu
Nov 11, 2010, 3:33:27 PM11/11/10
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Dear DK, Family and Friends
What an important day today is They played on the radio
my favourite hymn of all time Oh Valiant Hearts In
our Abbey Church on Sunday We Will Remember Them All who died
in all wars ... and continue to
Perpetual war for perpetual peace??? What can we do
....?
The Chinese were puzzled by the poppies worn by the British trade
delegation to that country this week And in Geneva, where I was
involved in setting up a new Foundation for World Servers, many asked me about
the poppy in my lapel that I wear for the first 2 weeks of
November
Peaceful wishes and will to good
Fiona
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