DESTRUCTION: What will take its place?
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March 26, 2025 1:00 AM
Destruction requires little more than impulse. But to build something of value demands patience, foresight and care. It takes time to lay foundations, to reinforce, to design with wisdom. Too often, what is lost cannot be replaced, like air traffic controllers, special education teachers and doctors counseling suicidal veterans.
Before tearing something down, we should ask: What will take its place? What do we hope to achieve? Are we prepared for the effort it will take to build something better? These questions separate thoughtless destruction from intentional transformation.
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