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January 22, 2010 by Kat

Alive


“I like living. I have sometimes been wildly despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” – Agatha Christie

I read this quote this morning and it struck me as so true! I wanted to share the quote and chose this picture, a sort of self portrait of me in the mirror behind an Egyptian statue at the museum in Torino. One of the interesting things about ancient Egypt is their fascination and preparation for death. In one exhibit, they showed a tomb of a common man. This guy labored all day building the tombs of the mighty and powerful and then in his free time labored to build his own tomb. His life spent preparing for death.

I think I would rather spend my time alive in living, no matter how messy it might be.

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Filed Under: The Kat Eye View of the World Tagged With: Italy, reflection, sculpture, self-portrait, Torino, Turin

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  1. Shannon says

    January 22, 2010 at 9:22 pm

    Cool picture. I love that quote. You always find the best stuff to share.

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