200 years since Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy', perhaps the most profound expression of our most profound longing: "O Joy, wherever your tender wings hover, all will become one." I weep as I write. This clip shows the deaf composer turned to SEE the applause. Imagine! Yet, as the planet burns around us, WE are the deaf ones. Obdurately, we refuse to give up. We hope, we trust in Beethoven's glee. Together we can make that great longing reality: ONE Planet. ONE People! Join us echoesilence.weebly.com