Celtic Crosses and Stone Towers

I've wandered through a couple of Monasteries pondering life and death and such. (yeah, I know - good times!)
In a nut shell, this is what I've come up with: The cycle of life and death is constant, and inevitable. 

Glendalough Monastery - 6th century

stone tower at Glendalough

super tall celtic cross at Monasterboice - 5th century Monastary

It's not a bad thing, or a good thing, it just IS. Not to say that there aren't bad and good things associated with the process, by the way. I'm not just talking about the physical, but the metaphysical, as well. It also makes me think about the related processes of change and renewal. Again, both constant, inevitable, but something even more important - necessary. 

stone tower at Monasterboice

amen!