GUEST COLUMN: Graffiti of Love: A beautiful message in sadness | Notice

In an area where many homeless people were hiding and sewage was flowing into the street… “YOU DESERVE A GOOD LIFE”?

I stopped and took this photo because it piqued my curiosity: who cared so much (instead of buying a Hallmark card) about climbing a fence and wall to not only tag, but compose, arrange and trace the large lettering upwards. on the edge of a ledge, probably in the dark and amid lurking dangers?

A mother? A brother or sister? A friend? How blessed is such a man to have known such a person? Who is Brian? Did he understand the message? Does he know someone loves him? Will this matter? What would such a message evoke more: pride or love?

We should all be lucky to know that someone, anyone, cares and that we are not alone. God help Brian and God bless whoever composed this kind and heartfelt sentence.

I was fortunate to see such an inspiring diamond among such depressing debris that most people run past along Shepherd Drive in Houston, at the old Sears building near 43rd and Crosstimbers.