The Lions Club of Land O’Lakes Roar

Nawar El Khouri Hage | Nov 01, 2023

When my kids were growing up (they are young men right now), I always found it funny how much they transformed when they wore their Halloween costumes. 

Of course, superheroes saw the biggest transformation, where suddenly they walked around showing their muscles to anyone who took time to look. Often, I used to go back in thoughts to one of my teachers who had to stop her son from jumping off a window as he wore Superman's cape!

As our club ended our Halloween celebrations, I found myself thinking of the simple Lions pin or Lions vest that we often wear. Do we feel transformed as children do in their costumes? And if we did, would that be wrong? A childish endeavor, maybe?

I can't answer for all, and I probably can't even give the same answer repeatedly, as there is no way for me to track the thousands of times that I wore the pin. 

But, even at the risk of showing a little pride, I would say, I do. 

And I ask, would it be wrong to feel transformed the same way a child does? Would it be wrong to recognize belonging to another genre of superheroes, ones that enjoy a world of service without a quest for material gain? If that brands me with a childish title, then it's one I will carry with pride.

Till we meet again in a Roar, dust off spider webs, erase ghoulish stories and replace them all with stories of Canadian Heroes (Superheroes in fact) who gave us all the chance to live and be part of this wonderful nation through their sacrifices. Join us as we bow our heads in a moment of silence, as we wear our poppies, as we decorate our fence with white crosses and red poppies, and as we recall all the reasons that give us our pride in Canada during our Remembrance Day Formalities on the 11th of Nov at the 11th hour