How many people have been guided by the beauty of their weapons or the signal in the heavens since 1986? How difficult is it to fight the evil that aims to spread fear and death?
Insanity, combined with higher purpose and discipline, is a strong opponent. A dream of prosperity and peace was being crushed by those in search of control, domination, and power.
Leonard Cohen’s “First We Take Manhattan” has inspired artists like R.E.M., Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes, and Phil Shackleton to make covers, and all versions were accepted well by the audience. Upsetting and apocalyptic lyrics remind us that madness and destruction didn’t die with the end of WWII.
Destructive behavior is hard to beat and almost impossible to predict. It is so much easier to destroy a house than to build it. People with nothing to lose and twisted minds threaten humanity today, as much as they were in our dark past.
The National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York has seen over 10 million visitors since it opened in May 2014. This sacred place is a reminder of an evil created with ideology and a will to resist and build the future from the pile of debris.
Visit One World Trade Center and The Ground Zero. This spot in Downtown Manhattan symbolizes victory and determination to create a bright future despite the threats, scars, and pain we feel.