In life, some things are beautiful because they are a rarity to come by and can only be formed under the right conditions.
Diamonds might be the best example of this. You’d be hard-pressed to find one in your backyard because they only form under the perfect conditions of pressure and time. In fact, diamonds take roughly 3 billion years to form. Because of a diamond’s nature, because they are so scarce, enduring, limited (and let’s not forget sparkly), we give them value for the metaphor they hold.
Like a diamond, there are other rock formations out there that have enormous value to some, but clearly not enough to others.
Last week, a group of vandals decided it would be fun to topple an iconic rock formation in Oregon that was formed over millions of years under conditions that had to be just right.
For years and years, the 7-foot-tall sandstone pedestal commonly called Duckbill Rock stood at Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon coast.
It was a tourist attraction and a perfect photo-op for its uncanny likeness to a duck’s bill. It was rare and beautiful and an unlikely structure to find in such a location.
So when Oregon State Parks officials found the structure toppled, they assumed years and weather had finally taken its toll.
But then an upsetting video came out online. A drone operator posted the video showing a group of people pushing against the structure until it finally toppled.
“I kind of laughed to myself cause I thought there was no way that they could knock it down but then I noticed that it started wobbling and then I started to record it as two of the guys managed to knock it down,” David Kalas told CNN affiliate KATU.
Kalas said when he confronted the group, they said they knocked the rock over because a friend had broken a leg on it.
“They basically told me themselves that it was a safety hazard, and that they did the world or Oregon a favor,” Kalas told the station.
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— David Kalas (@DavidKalas) August 30, 2016
“They kind of just like laughed it off, took it with pride that they had just destroyed something so magnificent and then just kind of disappeared right after. It had no meaning to them whatsoever,” witness to the incident Michael Kel told CNN.
The vandals have yet to be identified but authorities say they are reviewing the Oregon incident to determine how best to respond.
“The department takes vandalism of a state park’s natural features seriously,” Chris Havel of Oregon State Parks said according to CNN.
There is so much beauty in our world but there are also people who can’t appreciate that beauty. There are those who would rather destroy than create and appreciate. If this unfortunate story has moved you and made you angry, please SHARE with friends and family.
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