Monday, October 17, 2011

Have you heard of the "Statue of Responsibility" project?


Yes, there is such a thing and there are a group of people actively involved in working towards bringing the project idea into reality. The "Statue of Responsibility" is to serve as the counterpart to the "Statue of Liberty." It is to be constructed on the West Coast of the United States; the "Statue of Liberty" stands on the East Coast. The design is that of two clasping hands. More information can be found at the official site here.

However, different people have their own ideas of what they would like the Statue of Responsibility to look like. In this talk, given by Dr. Denis Waitley, he shared his personal idea for the design of the Statue and how it would be symbolic to represent certain things. Here's what he said...
"The Statue of Responsibility could be the same human figure as the Statue of Liberty, except that it would hold different objects. It would hold an eagle in one hand, symbolizing the desire to be free of all restrictions - to do what we want, say what we want, dress how we want, and be how we want. But on the other hand is a baby, which signifies our responsibility to the next generation. It is to understand that for every choice we make, we have to live with that choice for generations to come."
Quite an insight there!

Anyway, here's an image of the actual proposed project: