User blog:RedPandaPotter/In Memory

Greetings, my readers (ominous sounding, mm?)

Anyhow, I have congregated you here today to commemorate the loss of 1,514 people on the fateful day one hundred years ago.

Thirteen hours and twenty minutes ago, it was the exact one hundredth anniversary of the most tragic and deadly maritime disasters in the history of the world. The RMS Titanic, on its way to New York City, from Southampton, England, hit an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

This isn't a joke. It was real. Those of you who are thinking, 'The Titanic wasn't just a movie?' I suggest you continue reading.

Only 32% of the people on board were saved. Only 710 of 2,224 people survived that accident. That's very little people compared to how many were on board. Less than half survived. I know none of my relatives were on board that day, but I'm not sure about any of yours.

There were 23 crew members that were women. Only three of them died. There were 865 crew members that were men. 693 of them died. This was an awful event.

I don't know what you would do for these people, pray, give them flowers...but I'm not asking you to do anything. Except remember.

Remember those crew members who saved the lives of others, but lost their own lives in the process. Honor them. Make sure that they are not forgotten. And if you say "There's no one to remember, I didn't know anyone," then just think. Think about them, and reflect on how much courage it must have taken to save those people. And many of them suceeded.

Thanks for reading. Remember.

Wit Beyond Measure   Is Man's Greatest Treasure  18:00, April 15, 2012 (UTC)