Sat Superest (Enough Survives) by Phil Surey

European oak

“A mirror reflects what is present in the world before it. As we near the memorial, we glimpse our image and are drawn toward it. Yes, the mirror confirms, we are alive in the world. But we have also become part of the memorial, and thoughts of our own mortality touch us. Moving away from the memorial, our image disappears, and we may ask ourselves about the transitory nature of existence – are we so easily lost?”