Importnace

The Jewish community has a very particular and unique tradition, they undertake in cemeteries. Instead of bringing flowers to the tombstones of the dead they bring stones. They do so for various reasons. However, their fundamental motive is that a simple breath can’t blow stones away, they stay there forever.  “The bridge is not supported by one stone or another,” Marco answers, “but by the line of the arch that they form.”   (p. 82)   In this quote, Marco underlines the importance that a single stone had on the creation of a bridge. On the other hand this is a simple metaphor that talks about the importance of every persons in the world. How without there existence the world would not be the same.  This is the same believe the Jewish have for the dead. Their values and traditions lead them to conclude that without the existence of the dead they would not be standing were they are. This then guided them to place a stone in the cemeteries to honor each dead for there contributions to the world. As the famous song One Tribe says, “one tribe, one love, one race, one people”. Making every individual valuable and important.