
Thinking more about that Crazy Horse memorial in South Dakota.
I guess it kind of bothers me that they're no where near done. Christine wrote a nice post about why it still isn't finished. Above is a photo of what it's supposed to look like, and below is a photo of what it looks like now.

Not even close.
So, tell me. Is it better to shoot for the stars and fall short, or set a lower but reasonable goal and make it?
PLEASE leave a comment. I really want to know what people think.
Lean too far one way and you're likely to get yourself in trouble, lean too far the other way and you're paralyzed by excessive worrying.
I guess if it's something that's important to you, you should go after it but acknowledge that you might not be successful...at least not in the world's eyes.
Great thought, raschi.
I think if the Native American culture thought this monument was important to them - it would be finished by now.
I say - accept the money from wherever it comes - and finish it as an icon to Native and Non Native American history. It represents Truth.
perseverance. If the carving's not done in your lifetime, perhaps in your children's. We would do well to think of future generations as do the Native Americans.......
or by mail.
Even $5 dollars would be appreciated. They will send you a newsletter full of updated information and recent pictures.
In regards to radioactive~penguin's statement about a rockslide or pieces falling from the monument, I found an explaination made by Engineer Rich Barry, "We will do much like orthopedic surgeons do. We'll pin blocks together to hold them together to meet the artistic intent".
Ruth Ziolkowski, the wife and widow of Korczak Ziolkowski, the creator and sculpture of Crazy Horse, will be 83 this June 26, 2009, and I am sure she would like to see this memorial completed to. It was her husband's life work and now her grown children and grandchildren are involved. It is so important that they keep working faster, but safer. Maybe they need more blasts in shorter time and be able to clear the rock pieces and roadways faster. Maybe they need more experienced people to help them. Maybe it is time for them to accept a grant to speed up the process.
They will not accept government funding for their project, but we can help by sending in a donation by postal mail, online, or by our paid admission price when visiting there. The site is: http://www.crazyhorsememorial.org/