What is the best way to remember Danny Pearl?
When I met Danny, I had just ended a three-month marriage and was left in darkness. Danny played volleyball with me and helped me, as a 28-year-old, throw the first party I’d ever given. After he was kidnapped, I went through his e-mails, trying to find clues about the kidnappers. I didn’t find any trash talk in there. That is uncommon for any one of us. We get so caught up in this human drama we forget we are put on earth to make this life better. I think we really need to work with passion for a better society. If we can do that, I believe we will live with the same spirit Danny left this earth with. And, you know, we can enjoy ourselves while we’re making the world a better place. That’s what he taught me. Tara McKelvey is a Prospect senior editor.
