Destroyed In Seconds Instant

We cannot build faster than we can break. A cathedral takes 800 years to raise. A reputation takes a lifetime to earn. A forest takes a generation to grow.

On a cool Tuesday morning in October, the spire of St. Martin’s Cathedral had stood for 847 years. It had witnessed plagues, survived two world wars, and been the backdrop for a thousand harvest festivals. By 9:47 AM, it was dust. destroyed in seconds

It is precious because it is ephemeral. It is sacred because the timer is already running. We cannot build faster than we can break

Today, we face a new kind of instant destruction: the digital erasure. A forest takes a generation to grow

They take a second.

So, what do we do? Do we build in concrete and paranoia? Do we hoard every file on five different continents? Do we stop loving old things because they are fragile?