On our way to the Guidestones we had a little adventure. The wikipedia article gives the GPS coordinates to the stones, so we mapped our route from there through Google and ended up taking some very interesting roads. We passed by these awesome play places, I thought it was worth taking a picture of.
One road we went down seemed very scary, it started out paved, but took us by a very scary looking house. It eventually turned unpaved, but we decided to continue anyway. We drove on that for maybe half a mile and then came to a break in the road where a small stream crossed the road, we were a little nervous to take the Jetta through it, but we kept on going. Eventually we made it back onto some paved roads and continued winding our way deeper into rural Georgia. It was a little scary, but then all of the sudden the Guidestones appeared.
The Guidestones are located on the highest point in Elbert County. They are built in Elbert County because RC Christian decided that the granite there was the finest in the country. The stones were a mystery from the beginning, who commissioned them? where did the money come from? I didn’t really know what to expect, but when we got there I was really excited. We showed up and there was one other car there. I was actually surprised. They eventually left and we had about 30 minutes alone and then another car showed up. They said they just saw them from the road and wanted to see what it was.
The feeling at the Guidestones is weird. It’s so quiet since it’s surrounded by farmland and it’s just so bizarre, you almost feel like you should whisper.
Here is the plaque that describes a little bit of the story:
It indicates that “each of the four sides of the capstone features the statement of cautionary guidance to humankind translated into Babylonian Cuneiform, Classical Greek, Sanskrit, and Egyptian Hieroglyphics, to ‘Let Those Be Guidestones To Reason.’ The guidelines are carved into the eight faces of the four outer stones in English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. In English, the guidelines specify the follow:
Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature Guide reproduction wisely-improving fitness and diversity Unite humanity with a living new language Rule passion – Faith – Tradition – And all things with tempered reason Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court Avoid petty laws and useless officials Balance personal rights with social duties Prize Truth – Beauty – Love – Seeking harmony with the infinite Be not a cancer on the Earth – Leave room for nature – Leave room for nature
Unfortunately a few weeks before we went some jerks decided to throw some goo on the stones. It’s obviously not the first time they have been vandalized, but usually it’s just paint which can be washed off. This goo doesn’t come off very easily from granite.
Here are a bunch of pictures, but you can check out more in my Picasa album.
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1 comment:
Nice write up on the stones Em. I bet it's a cool place to visit.
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