It isn't mandatory that
cemeteries are quiet, but it is rather a product of fear. Nobody wants to be noticed when walking
past. Even the postman avoids wearing
squeaking shoes as he cuts across to the next street. If we can pass unnoticed, then we're safe
from being next to join the gathering.
No one talks about it, but everyone fears the unknown. It's human nature.
Accidently dropping a book onto
a tile floor, while in the library, sends an uncomfortable shockwave throughout
the building. It is the feeling of that
shockwave that, in a cemetery, gets magnified whenever someone uses their
outside voice.
There exists an odd correlation
between an undertaker and a librarian.
An unwritten volume adjustment has been a key part of their
education. Their indoor voice becomes
their final exam.
1 comment:
Wow! So true!
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