You stood in the belltower, But now you're gone. So who knows all the sights Of Notre Dame?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When someone who knew a place intimately is gone, the full history and experience of that place become uncertain.
- In plain terms
- Without the person who saw everything, we cannot know all the details of a famous place.
- What can you take from it?
- Loss of a witness means loss of unique knowledge about a place.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do we lose when someone dies?
- Who holds the memory of a place?
Another view
Others might still know the sights even if this specific person is gone.
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