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mahina

(17,693 posts) Tue Apr 16, 2019, 07:09 PM Apr 2019

Among the ashes and smoking embers, a structure stands ready to rebuild. It's ours.

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Seeing the devastating photographs of the interior of that historic cathedral, feeling the heavy loss of so many generations’ labor, conceived with so much grace and inspiration.

Notre Dame stands and will rebuild, and so will we. But first we have to stop the burning.

I honestly think this is a one on one hand to hand moment. All those awkward conversations that we never wanted to have telling ourselves that they’re too far gone and there’s no point trying to change their minds? That was OK when we didn’t know we were being completely burned to the ground. No longer.

Ps- not meant to minimize or disregard the heavy loss and challenge before France. A tout coeur.

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Among the ashes and smoking embers, a structure stands ready to rebuild. It's ours. (Original Post) mahina Apr 2019 OP

Excellent OP. sheshe2 Apr 2019 #1

Thanks mate. mahina Apr 2019 #2

Ha. sheshe2 Apr 2019 #3

Great post malaise Apr 2019 #4

Mahalo Malaise. mahina Apr 2019 #5

K & R .... TYVM for your inspirational and aspirational words! n/t MFGsunny Apr 2019 #6

They should find a way to market the ashes for donations randr Apr 2019 #7

When you're right, you're right. You wrote nothing to apologize for. marble falls Apr 2019 #8

sheshe2

(83,860 posts)

1. Excellent OP.

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 07:15 PM

Apr 2019

Thank you.

All those awkward conversations that we never wanted to have telling ourselves that they’re too far gone and there’s no point trying to change their minds? That was OK when we didn’t know we were being completely burned to the ground. No longer.