Morbidity
what is it about people and mass graves? tourists love their photos taken, and that includes getting souvenir shots at some place where tragedy has befallen at one time or another. why would people do that? i have no idea, and then i realized i was such a person myself. I had the revelation while staying at Sibuyan island, where the newest maritime vessel sank after typhoon Frank and took a couple hundred lives with it. i requested that we drop by and visit the place, which really spoke of its horrors even months after the tragedy. So, i was standing there, letting the experience come to me, when my hosts nudged me and reminded me to bring my camera out. It was time to take a souvenir photo before we leave, as it was starting to rain. That was when i realized that there is a morbid fascination with people and death. for fear of offending my very gracious hosts, i joined the souvenir photo session, although i can swear i can hear the low moans of the dead as we smiled in front of the c