When graves are covered with stones, the dead can no longer get out. But the dead can’t go out anyway! What difference does it make whether they’re covered with soil or stones?

Milan Kundera
When graves are covered with stones, the dead can no...
When graves are covered with stones, the dead can no...
When graves are covered with stones, the dead can no...
When graves are covered with stones, the dead can no...
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A common saying used to explain the futility of attempting to stop someone from action. In this case, the person is trying to stop a loved one from doing something that may be harmful or wrong, perhaps due to illness or an addiction. In most cases, it is not possible to stop a person from doing anything. In the example of the grave covered with stones, it would be impossible to cover a grave with soil and prevent someone from rising again. Similarly with a grave covered in stones, it would be equally impossible to prevent someone rising again if they had already died.

Source: The Unbearable Lightness Of Being

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