The Fall of the Wall

Today is the anniversary of the fall of the wall, a fall that resounded around the world. Today, Germany is commemorating the 20^th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall.

For me, the primary purpose of a wall is to protect, not to divide. Is division a consequence of an attempt to protect? Protecting means dividing. This wall divided Germany into East and West. I was still in Grade 2 when this happened. Back then, I didn’t fully comprehend the opposing ideologies represented by this structure and the significance of that event. Maybe until now, I’m still clueless.

During the commemoration, unified Germany will use domino boards as if to mimic the effect of the fall of this wall in the making of the history of the world as we know it.

I haven’t seen the wall yet but Gracie has.  

 Gracie in Berlin

Brandenburger Tor

Thanks for sharing your pictures Gracie (at kasama ka pa talaga!)