The Great Wall of China & The Desire for Safety

The Great Wall of China was an immense and costly project, built with tremendous effort and resources, designed to provide security and protection. Yet, within a few years of its completion, it was breached three times by invading forces. However, the wall itself was never broken down—what gave way was not the physical structure but the integrity of the gatekeepers. They were bribed, showing that the wall’s defense ultimately depended on human character, which proved inadequate. The failure lay not in the wall itself, but in the collapse of moral and spiritual…