September 25, 2009 is National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.
This year, please take a few minutes to consider the cost each of us pays every day for our society's collective failure to address violence and what we can do to stop it.
Forty-one years ago, Senator Robert F. Kennedy addressed the nation on the Mindless Menace of Violence.
Robert F. Kennedy speech ~ Mindless Menace of V...
These words, especially prescient immediately following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are as true and important today as they were on April 5, 1968. That is both a testament to the intelligence, compassion, and eloquence of Senator Kennedy, and a sad commentary on our society. Let this year's Day of Remembrance be both a solemn time for reflection and an inspiring time for action.
Please take the time on September 25th for a moment of silence to remember those who have fallen and then consider doing something affirmative to stop the violence. No means is too small to contribute to this great end. It may be something as simple e-mailing your representatives asking what they are doing to stop the violence; calling someone you know who has lost a loved one, just to let them know the one they lost is not forgotten; or contacting groups that are combating violence in society and volunteering to help in the effort.
When we make time to remember our loved ones and take the initiative to make lasting changes in their memories, they will know it. Each of them will look down upon us with joy, and their presence here on earth will never perish.
Edward G. Werner
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Excellent commentary. As the daughter of two elderly murder victims, I greatly appreciate your words and pray that the world will have the moral courage to address senseless violence. Thank you.
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