My high school English teacher said something once that at first seemed disturbing, then sad, very, very sad, and then, after months and years of contemplation, so, so joyful. Indeed, I don’t believe that there is such a thing as joy that is not also laced with profound sadness.
She said, we are all in love with someone who is dying. Three cases in point that fill me with every emotion possible. They both break my heart and send it flying (click on the image for more):
