יום הזכרון

http://youtu.be/uPaNZ8wFYbE

For some reason, this song holds a powerful sway over me - too often, the deaths of youths in conflicts bigger than they will ever be are hijacked by "patriotism", by politics, by messages and meanings not their own. We sometimes forget the simple fact that the human life, its richness and woven tapestry of narratives and connections, is precious; it is also crushing and devastating when one is lost.

I heard this song for the first time on the bus to Tzfat, looking at the Chayalim and Chayalot on the bus. There are 25,578 who never came home...