History Dead Lovers
posted by on February 13 at 12:38 PM
The remains of a couple were recently found in the northern Italian city of Mantua:
The archeologists believe the two died young and were buried in this loving way for reasons that will never be known. To some archeologist and reporters the discovery of the “hugging” skeletons is touching and sweet. “…I’ve never been so moved because this is the discovery of something special,” says one archeologist. But there is nothing “special” in this or any other grave. As there was sorrow on the day the two were buried, there should be sorrow even on the day they were exhumed by scientists. Death is eternally the negative, the final event that destroys all joy, the blackness that snuffs out even children, the nothingness above which each living thing is held by only a string of existence, the void from which there is no return, no hope, no signs of life, salvation, regeneration. Between the daylight of the now there are twin nights. From one we are departing; to the other we are going. 5000 years and you are still dead. 5000 more years and you will still be dead. These lovers are nothing and nothing else.
And so it has always been, and always will be - so why not just accept it as part of the world and appreciate the sentiment and aesthetic beauty of these eternally entwined lovers?
-- the emo, romantic in me does find this nice though... dead or not and regardless for how long.
By burying them in this way, they brought focus to the love these two shared in life, rather than on the negativity of their death. Yes, death is permanent, unfortunate and inevitable, but if we dwell on it, we miss out on the one life we get. Of course, I'm counterpointing to a man who criticizes rainbows so this is probably a fruitless endeavor.
Don't get depressed over people that even if they'd lived full lives would be dead by now.
uh, maybe they were choking the shit out of each other...
Charles Mudede is clearly the Weekly's Uptight Seattlite.
I don't know it as fact but the news report I saw on this said that often times when a husband would die the wife would be killed so they wouldn't be buried alone.
Happy Valentines Day!
Sure - you could look at it as 'yea but they're still dead' - but what this photo suggests to me, and likely anyone else who finds it touching in some way, is a sense that at least these two did not die alone. Their posture suggests engagement, maybe even acceptance of death (though I may be projecting). As a professional talker about such things, most people I talk to fear dying alone, it seems inevitable. But this couple (whether family, friends or lovers) suggests the possibility of something different.
Nothing in this suggests violence, murdered widows, negativity. At most these people were aware of impending doom. They didn't run in fear, they embraced a person they loved and ate it.
So sweet.
Plus, see how their tibias and fibulas form a cute little heart?! Soooo Cewt!!
"Death is eternally the negative, the final event that destroys all joy, the blackness that snuffs out even children, the nothingness above which each living thing is held by only a string of existence, the void from which there is no return, no hope, no signs of life, salvation, regeneration."
Bummer for you. I plan on having fun in the afterlife.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EMO TEAR
I'm a big reader of Diesel Sweeties (online webcomic), and saw this image a while back when rstevens decided to use it for a valentine e-card.
http://www.dieselsweeties.com/sendcard/images/afterwedied.jpg
Death is not a negative thing, we all will die. It is only negative if you are selfish and want to live forever and are pissed and afraid that you have to die. It is the fear that makes some people think it is negative. You do the best you can while alive and then you die. Simple. Some people do not do much while alive but hope for the wonderful afterlife so they can then have a great time and be happy. They are fools to waste this great time being alive! Once you accomplish something while alive you can then accept death as an inevitable natural process. If you do nothing great while alive then you will whine and moan about dying and go on about some great afterlife you are going to have your prize, which is like shitting on the concept of life, and living great.
Can't someone enjoy doing nothing in life? I look forward to death, then I can REALLY do nothing, afterlife or not!
Also, I thought the couple was canoodling in bed and one of them ripped loose a toxic Dutch oven.
ica- I'm dumb. I didn't understand the card. After they died, she totally fell on him???
Italians... does everything have to be about l'amore? I'm sure over there scientists are feverishly trying to determine if the female remains are that of a supermodel.
It's a magnificent day when you're looking into someone else's eyes and you realize that the two of you together is a simple truth.
The first thing I thought of when I saw this picture was an evocative and mysterious poem by Octavio Paz "Los Novios" (translated as "A Boy and a Girl"). There's a haunting choral setting of the English version by the Nevadan composer Eric Whitacre that's really worth hearing. In any event, here's the poem and the translation:
[Los Novios]
Tendidos en la yerba
una muchacha y un muchacho.
Comen naranjas, cambian besos
como las olas cambian sus espumas.
Tendido en la playa
una muchacha y un muchacho.
Comen limones, cambian besos
como las nubes cambian espumas.
Tendidos bajo tierra
una muchacha y un muchacho.
No dicen nada, no se besan,
cambian silencio por silencio.
[A Boy and a Girl]
Stretched out on the grass,
a boy and a girl.
Savoring their oranges,
giving their kisses like waves exchanging foam.
Stretched out on the beach,
a boy and a girl.
Savoring their limes,
giving their kisses like clouds exchanging foam.
Stretched out underground,
a boy and a girl.
Saying nothing, never kissing,
giving silence for silence.
that's beautiful...
Oddly enough, on Monday 2/12 I heard a recording of "A Boy and A Girl" on Public Radio. I likely wouldn't have noted it except that I'm in a choral group that's preparing it for concert.
Like Adam, I immediately thought of the poem/song when I saw the picture.
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