Those who were born in 1989 in East Berlin were lucky because they did not have to live a life in which they did not have the freedom they desired. The thought of being stuck behind a wall makes you feel confined and like you are in a prison cell without the freedom to do anything or go wherever you want. The generation of 1989 must learn from past generations and ensure that their mistakes are not repeated. If the 89ers did not strive to change Europe, the fall of the Berlin Wall would be essentially pointless because people would find themselves trapped again and states would take control, taking away the freedom of others. We do not want to live in a state or governed by a government where our freedom is taken away. The reason Garton Ash made his comment about the 1989 generation at the end of his article is because he wants them to get involved and make a difference. There is a group called the 1989 Generation Initiative that has a proposal called “redefining the European mission” to do what Garton Ash hoped the 1989 generation would do, to define a political generation and how it will act and react in situations. Garton Ash's main goal is to redefine Europe and soon have other individuals of the generation of 1989