The ant was chosen to symbolize how even the smallest creatures can prevail over their enemies provided they work closely together. The assembled masses then held hands and chanted a song, “True Heroes,” whose lyric “You have to go through a thunderstorm to see a rainbow, and no one can succeed easily” was a reference to the challenge of SARS that they had overcome. This was followed by “The ants that unite can beat an elephant,” after which everyone headed off to a disco, where Jack danced on the bar into the wee hours.
