I Saw A Statue once and I started thinking...

statue in Norwood square, Norwood MA

Every time I drove by, I saw a statue of a man and his wife holding a baby; it was peaking high above the bushes and it looked so peaceful.

Most of the time, this is the picture I saw and I didn't pay much attention to it.

One day I parked my car right in that corner and I noticed something I didn't know was there...

Hiding behind the bushes at the pedestal of the statue were 3 soldiers fully armed and I immediately understood why this family felt so safe and secure and I started asking myself what was the true meaning of this monument?

Here is what the whole statue/monument actually looks like

Up until this day, I am still trying to understand the full meaning of this monument.

• Can there be peace without war?
• Can you really feel safe when you know that no one is looking out for you?
• Do you feel safe when you know that no one is watching your back?
• Why do some people risk their lives to protect their fellow countrymen?
• What happens to a society when these brave men disappear?

Then I start thinking about Haiti...

Are you thinking what I am thinking?

Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian writer once said:

"Without country you have neither name, token, voice, nor rights, no admission as brothers into the fellowship of the Peoples. You are the bastards of Humanity. Soldiers without a banner, Israelites among the nations, you will find neither faith nor protection; none will be sureties for you. Do not beguile yourselves with the hope of emancipation from unjust social conditions if you do not first conquer a Country for yourselves."

I don't know what this will mean to you; It's just one of the crazy things I think about sometimes.

Just a thought....

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