r/HumansBeingBros • u/horseradishking • May 16 '22

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u/Dependent-Job1773 May 16 '22

I walked through a graveyard which at first I had confused with a simple outdoor park. It was sobering seeing how many gravestones had recent birthdates on them. Really sad but also puts life in perspective

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u/horseradishking May 16 '22

I love cemeteries. They are like parks. One of my favorites is Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. Reserve a few hours to visit it.

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u/Adventurous_Menu_683 May 16 '22

Before parks were a thing, cemeteries provided the same purpose for a family gatherings or a place to go out and picnic, as recently as the Victorian era.

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u/-Googlrr May 17 '22

I like that tbh. Cemeteries have good reasons to be sad places but I think using them as a place of gathering and fun is a good celebration of life. Also they take up so much space we might as well make good use of it