“It has always seemed to me that bridges are among the most powerful and important symbols in human society – symbols of connection, of cooperation and of harmony. When harmony breaks down and conflicts ensue, the destroying of bridges is usually among the most urgent targets. But when peace and healing come, then it is the construction and rehabilitation of bridges that marks our progress.”
Excerpt from remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan
at the Inauguration of the Ishkashim Bridge
Ishkashim, Tajikistan, 31 October 2006
http://www.akdn.org/Content/246
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Interestingly, the symbol for this year’s (2009) Partnership Walk is also a bridge! and the theme for the walk is: EDUCATION THE UNIVERSAL BRIDGE SHARING KNOWLEDGE, REACHING DREAMS
“I love the metaphor of the bridge, because it speaks to two distinct things. One is a symbol, an ideal. The second is a concrete reality. We need the symbol of the bridge to feel just how powerful it is for us to be able to get from where we are to where we’re going.”
Dr. Eboo Patel’s address
http://www.partnershipsinaction.org/news/Theme2009.php
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