It was all
once so vibrant, the sense of community a source of pride and all that had been
built up over so many years was testament to the resourcefulness of the people,
their ingenuity, their sense of invention, in fact, their general greatness, but
now sadly, the wisdom and trust that developed had proven to be faulty.
Not everyone
shared the same values and principles and everyone laughed and pointed fingers
when the warnings came. Even the leaders were told, eventually, but
reluctantly, discussing and debating and promising to take action on the
warnings. They did nothing, those with power to help did nothing and the
warnings proved right and the leaders wrong. What had taken so many years to
establish was destroyed in less than a generation, but they had been warned.
What a sad,
sad outcome for what had been such a wonderful life, a wonderful place, a
wonderful time. Now there is just sorrow and regret and sadness, sadness that
it has all ended. Would the like ever be seen again? Not for a very long time,
if ever, it was gone and it was too late, such a shame.
There was
nothing left now, a great history destroyed and a great people all gone, the
street was empty…
