8000 lbs of rock

We pulled, by manpower only, an 8000 lb stone, uphill, in the dark, in silence.  And then we raised that stone and set it in the ground, amongst many other stones from years gone by on the hilltop, to stand with its shoulders in the sky for generations to come.  It was beautiful.  It means something.  I can't put my finger on exactly what, or why... but this was good work.