Moments D350: Remembering Perspective

Today was a day where a sense of panic slowly rose to the surface. A day where it was simply, yet painfully obvious that there was not enough time to get all the tasks on my list completed. With a sense of failure looming, I received an email from one of our most respected team mates. I’m going to share it with you verbatim as its words were powerful.

Ninety-six years ago today, nearly 4,000 Canadians, most of whom were younger than the youngest of us here, died trying to capture what the Germans referred to as Hill 145. The Canadians, together as a unit for the first time in the war, and where so many others had failed, succeeded in taking what was deemed to be an impregnable position. It was a great battle, a great victory in the Great War and, what many people believed and still believe, is a defining moment of a young country in its quest to becoming great. April 9, 1917, Vimy Ridge. Lest we forget.

The panic subsided. I paused and thanked the young soldiers for their commitment to their country, its future and my present.

And then I put my head down and went back to work.

Moments to remember those before us.

Moments offering a deeper perspective on what’s important.