Awhile back, I was visiting Monument Park in Richmond Virginia, which requires crossing a very long suspension bridge running underneath the highway across a river. While crossing this bridge, I happened to look up and spot some graffiti on the underside of the freeway. It was an incredibly impressive place for someone to tag with spray-paint, requiring them to risk life and limb to reach such a precarious perch and paint their words of wisdom for everyone to enjoy a hundred or so yards above the river below:
Have U Spanke It Today? (sic)
Credit: Moi
“HAVE U SPANKE IT TODAY?” Brilliant. What a profound statement. Well worth the investment of time and bravery.
While I don’t have the fortitude to risk my life spreading my own inspirational quotes, I have taken to carrying around a permanent marker and using it to tag bathrooms, street signs, and other conspicuous places with enlightening quotes:
Stephen Hawking Quote
Credit: Moi
I like to think it makes the world a little more intellectually-engaging.