life doesn't stop

The thing that surprised me most when I went to Auschwitz as a teenager, was the the birds still sang. Somehow I felt outraged - didn't they understand what had gone on there and that as a mark of respect no joyous singing should occur in that space. Of course the birds don't know. And of course hope returns, life goes on, even in the darkest of places. Can you see why I might feel that way tho?