The article quotes philosopher Zakī Najīb Mahmūd, who used to say that you cannot judge something unless you are capable to grasp the meaning of the object to judge. The writer wishes he could do this with the recent church attack in Alexandria.

This cruel act has shaken Egyptians to their roots, where he says that hope resides. The grief is unbearable, and the only way to ride over it, according to the author, is to find hope amid the rubble of despair. People cannot allow despair to break their spirits: this is the way humanity manages to advance.