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On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 a.m. an announcement came over the store’s PA system asking customers who might still be on the premises at 11:00 a.m. to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who had sacrificed so much for all of us.
Terry found himself moved by the store’s role in adopting the Legion’s “two minutes of silence” initiative, and felt that the retail outlet’s contribution in educating the public to the importance of remembrance was both appropriate and laudable.
When 11 o’clock arrived, an announcement was again made asking for “two minutes of silence” to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young daughter, showed their respect.
Terry’s chagrin at the conduct of the father who was demanding service from the store’s clerks rather than show appropriate respect, in the process setting a poor example for his daughter, was later channeled into a beautiful piece of music, titled A Pittance of Time. VanRamblings today presents Mr. Kelly’s award-winning, moving video of A Pittance of Time.
