quote unquote.

excuse me for the highly common and unimaginative blog post title.

but my mind isnt functioning as of now, and i have come across a brilliant quote that has quite metaphorically, moved me. i hope it moves you too.

anyone who knows me knows how much i admire unsung heroes- the trash collectors, the servicemen, firemen, police officers, Navy personnel, armies, battalions and soldiers. poppies are a momento i shall work very hard to owning one day, for i think its a brilliant tip-of-the-hat to a generation that gave blood and sweat in equal measure to protect itself. i really do love the spirit and emotions movements evoke.

i do not however, condone war or aggression of any sort, specially asymmetrical.

here is the quote. it is in reference to pictures captured by an American photographer of the Korean War, Mr. David Duncan Douglas. as you will read and find out, he is now 93. he said that the pictures were, 

"of what a man endures when his country decides to go to war."

i realise that there might seem to you a mistake in the presence of the of. but it is intentional. i feel like the sentence is complete with those 2 letters. 

perhaps what might also help you consume this piece, is this following music video by Sigur Ros (a very favourite and cherished band of mine!). or any track by them really.