A Dayh To Remember Poem by Jim Yerman

I believe one of the reasons the Creator gave us memories is so…once the movie is our mind is played…we can remember what brought us joy in life…as well as the mistakes we've made.

If we use our memory as intended…we will do whatever it takes…to look back on the life we've led…and learn from our mistakes.

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day…a day some people would like to hide…a day to remember the Nazi Party and their attempt at Genocide.

A day to remember the millions of victims of the Holocaust's inhumanity…a day not only to remember the atrocities…but how those atrocities came to be.

The Nazis used propaganda…they spread misinformation…they lied…they used the latest technology to increase fear and prejudice and hate…and millions of people died.

And the world stood by and wondered as the Nazis tried to create…a land of white supremacy…based on vitriol and hate.

Today's the day to remember…and to try and understand…a time in history when love was forgotten…and hate tried to rule the land.

A day to remember one country's attempt at Genocide and to do whatever it takes…not to let that ever happen again…and to learn from their mistakes.

But as evidenced by the events of January 6…an insurrection some are already trying to forget…as we remember the Holocaust today…we haven't learned its lesson yet.

If we do not learn from our mistakes…we will never be the people the Creator intended us to be…as I'm sure Native Americans, people of color, Muslims, the LGBTQ+ community and many more of us...will readily agree.