If you have it, all the rest is secondary
This one was taken in Charleston, SC.
Charleston is a lovely city, with views of the river, nearby beaches, old buildings, great food, and even better weather. Basically, all you can wish for in a weekend trip.
As I walked through the heart of the city, I came across an old cemetery.
I will be the first one to admit that I have a weird love for cemeteries, so I couldn’t resist this one. There were graves from before the Civil War, graves featuring couples buried together, and, the most heart wrenching of all, children buried by grieving parents that were buried next to them few years later.
But this grave was different than all the others. The whole lid was covered with words, top to bottom.
And, at the bottom, was what I think is what we all want to have achieved by the time it’s time for our time on Earth to end: durable felicity.
Having found that, what else can you wish for in your life?
fish cakes..I wish for fish cakes…right now — what would I do if I lived in a country that does not encourage immediate gratification? Maybe I would have a mind state that remembers what ‘durability’ is…nevermind a feeling as nuanced as ‘felicity. All I remember is that I wanted to crash the wedding next to the cemetery
Wish the same unto others…
A search for the phrase also reveals some interesting old texts.
Loved it!