Hugo Gonzalez - Winds of Sorrow

Winds of sorrow spells from the Mediterranean Sea all over the English Walkway. Yes, I am talking about the celebration of Bastille Day in Nice, France. France could not have been attacked on a more symbolic day. Each and every year on July 14^th France observes “The Storming of the French Bastille’s”  every year since 1789.

The medieval fortress and prison known as the Bastille is what represented the royal authority in the center of Paris. The prison contained only seven inmates at the time of its invasion, but the prison was a symbol of the abuse of the Monarchy. It’s falling was the flash-point of the French Revolution. The French Revolution can be seen as the rise of a new era. And consequently the rise of a new being. That is why it is considered as one of the most important events in time. There is so much importance on this day for France as it represents the Modern France from the old. It renounced power from the elite rulers of the country and established a democratic leadership representing the French citizens. Much like the American Revolution that shortly preceded it, the French Revolution was focused on diminishing imperial control.  

The attack on this year’s celebration was an attack on the belief the centers the values of our great nation, and most of the modern world. In today’s reality it seems that random attacks on innocent citizens is becoming more and more frequent, but that doesn’t make the any less devastating. The terror and fear it creates is horrifying. We are all basically at war. The battleground is around us. We are all soldiers, we can say we that we were alive and able to be fight back in the moments of need. We need to come together to stop the destruction of our civilization and loved ones.

It is so insulting that these terrorist keep hitting our world below the best. We have to either fight back or accept that his is happening, acknowledge that this is our new reality, and be sorry and pity ourselves. Hopefully we as humanity can come together and be prepared for another attack.

Today, in the aftermath of Friday night’s terror attack in Paris that left at least 120 dead and even more injured, the world needs to support the colors of Frances’ flag to represent our solidarity with the grieving country. The blood in our hearts should turn red, white, and blue, not only for our country but for the country of France as well. We cannot sit back and observe the ruins at a distance like sitting ducks, we need to get involved as best we can and feel the pain and sorrow of the loss with France. We are across from them, but we as a nation have experienced the same heartbreak in the recent months.