“Ready and raring to go for what is a very special day,” tweeted Tom Moore before his meeting with Queen Elizabeth last Friday. However, as he told the BBC, he would not kneel before the British monarch, “because if I did, I’ll never get up again.”
“Captain Tom” made global headlines when the one-hundred-year-old World War II veteran raised more than $40 million for National Health Service charities by doing laps on his walker across his garden. Queen Elizabeth II recognized his service by knighting him on the outdoor grounds of Windsor Castle.
He stood before the queen, who touched his shoulders with a very long sword that once belonged to her father, George VI. Though neither wore masks, the length of the sword provided social distancing.
It was the queen’s first semipublic appearance since the start of the pandemic, which has posed unique challenges for the ninety-four-year-old. She and her ninety-nine-year-old husband have been self-isolating at Windsor Castle. However, she has made Zoom calls and speeches that aired on television. The palace even released pictures of her riding a horse on the castle grounds.
Her approval ratings have remained extremely high throughout the pandemic.
Why every age is a good age to serve Jesus
Our utilitarian culture values us based on our value to others. The older we get, the less valuable many consider us to be.
One of the many tragic dimensions of the drive to legalize euthanasia across the nation is the sinful, selfish opinion that elderly people have “outlived their usefulness” and should not be a “burden” on their families and society.
Watching Queen Elizabeth II knight Tom Moore should put such “ageism” to rest.
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