• Serinus@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Whenever I’m in a old cemetery, I look for the graves that have five children dying within six weeks of each other. They’re usually not too hard to find if there are 200 year old headstones.

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      10 hours ago

      It always feels like “can you even imagine the psychological tortureporn and devastation the mourners endured in this spot and for the rest of their lives?”

      Otoh. I have higher expectations for a just universe than this chaotic place provides. Maybe they were sad and then moved on. Especially re children dying 200 years ago.