perpetuity

  [caption id="attachment_16267" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine, Rome   Credit: David’s Been Here[/caption]   “Is perpetuity 21 years?”, asked a charity colleague.  “Well, no, it’s forever.  Or until the end of time, or as long as we collectively exist,” I answered. Despite my emphatic response, the question is a good one because it underscores the inherent meaninglessness of the phrase “in perpetuity” in relation to charitable donations, trusts….