Breathe deep the gathering gloom,
Watch lights fade from every room.
Bedsitter people look back and lament,
Another day’s useless energy spent.
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,
Lonely man cries for love and has none.
New mother picks up and suckles her son,
Senior citizens wish they were young.

Cold hearted orb that rules the night,
Removes the colours from our sight.
Red is grey and yellow white,
But we decide which is right.
And which is an illusion?

I have never been a fan of ultra-tall skyscrapers. It seemed like a bad idea to me to create a building that is difficult to clean and maintain, is problematic in case of fire or other emergency, and are difficult to demolish. The ultra-tall skyscraper always appeared to me to be an artifact from a modern mindset that said we can completely control our world and bend it to our will.

This modern mindset is related to the ancient mindset of the people of Babel. The people of Babel wanted to make a name for themselves by building a tower that reaches to heaven. How often do we want to make a name for ourselves by doing or building something impressive that everyone will see and will last after our death? This is not our purpose in life. We are here to honor God with our lives and lead others into a closer relationship with God. That is our legacy.

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