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Do you know that there are currently over six billion people on this Earth and counting? And that everyone of us are connected in ways so refined that even the strongest lens in the world can never see?

That's what I believe in. My elder sister said something to me today that made me want to retort but explaining my beliefs to her would have been too much of a chore. I cannot comprehend people who puts everything they have on a single being whom they are not connected to by any means other than by that few instances or people. I want to place MY faith in that thread that connects the six billion of us on this planet.

Why do I place my thrust in ordinary people and not those of stronger force some may ask. My answer is 'The Eiffel Tower". The tower as many people already know is a global icon of France and one of the most magnificent man-made structure on Earth. It is built by hundreds of interconnecting girders alone and have stood for over one hundred years through wind, rain and snow. Now think of the girders as humans and we are all connected. And when we work together, we can last for a hundred years. How strong is that? Very. Another fact why the Eiffel Tower, for me at least, stands for the interconnection for humanity. It was used as a radio transmitter. That's right, radio. If that doesn't symbolise something, than I don't know what does.

One of the most feared and strongest man also fell to the Eiffel Tower and that would be Adolf Hitler. He conquered Paris but failed to climb to the top of the tower to hang the flag. The most powerful man of that time failed to conquer this structure of unity. That's saying something.