It's been a little while since I last posted a Throwback Thursday . Honestly , when I re-read some of them I'm surprised by what it contains . I wrote so many that I have lost track and it is like visiting an old friend when I post them all over again .
My views on funerals or death really haven't changed much since this post . In fact , I haven't any specifications as to what my children will decide after my death except that I want to be cremated .
I will be long gone and it won't matter to me . Funerals are not for the dead , but for the families . Enjoy and have a Blessed day everyone .
Dying
Dying
( Cease to be alive . Cease to EXIST
or function . Fade away .)
What a funny DEFINITION of death . We stop existing , functioning and we fade away . Poof ! Like we never been here . It makes it sound like we disappear and all our existence is erased .
As you can see , I have been thinking alot about death . Not in a morbid sort of way .I've been thinking of the different aspects of death . We use that word to mean so many different things. We are dying for a piece of chocolate . Our relationship is dying . My body is dying . I'm dying SPIRITUALLY inside .
There are so many ways to die. We can die quickly , painfully , long suffering illnesses and self -induced ways . We all hope of dying in our sleep . We're cowards like that . I've always been in awe of people who take their own life . I'm too scared of God and His wrath to do that . But honestly , I'm also scared of messing it up and then I might end up in a wheelchair or brain dead . I'll be worse off than before .
We plan our own FUNERALS . We want to be dressed in certain clothes . Our hair done a certain way . My mom wants her hairdresser to do her hair not the mortician . I would have loved to seen her face when she told her that . We want certain type of songs played . Some of us even want a certain type of reaction from our loved ones . There better be plenty of crying ! We also should have a certain expression that conveys suffering . Let's not forget the black clothes . Anyone not adhering to any of these rituals and traditions is just plain not sorry that the person is gone .
What to do with all PERSONAL ITEMS of the deceased ? Some of us spend our whole life collecting possessions and they mean so much to us . Upon our death , our relatives either throw them away or spend years in court fighting over . Wouldn't it be better to give it away ahead of time ?
Some of us have special REQUESTS that we make of our loved ones upon our death . We give them suggestions on how they should dispense our money . They may not know how to spend it . We're just trying to help . How many times they should come and visit our grave . Make sure there are pretty flowers and the candle is lit . I might get lost when I'm wandering about .
There's so much to think about when it comes to dying.....what do I want ? Well , that's another blog .
( Cease to be alive . Cease to EXIST
or function . Fade away .)What a funny DEFINITION
of death . We stop existing , functioning and we fade away . Poof ! Like we never been here . It makes it sound like we disappear and all our existence is erased .As you can see , I have been thinking alot about death . Not in a morbid sort of way .I've been thinking of the different aspects of death . We use that word to mean so many different things. We are dying for a piece of chocolate . Our relationship is dying . My body is dying . I'm dying SPIRITUALLY
inside .There are so many ways to die. We can die quickly , painfully , long suffering illnesses and self -induced ways . We all hope of dying in our sleep . We're cowards like that . I've always been in awe of people who take their own life . I'm too scared of God and His wrath to do that . But honestly , I'm also scared of messing it up and then I might end up in a wheelchair or brain dead . I'll be worse off than before .
We plan our own FUNERALS
. We want to be dressed in certain clothes . Our hair done a certain way . My mom wants her hairdresser to do her hair not the mortician . I would have loved to seen her face when she told her that . We want certain type of songs played . Some of us even want a certain type of reaction from our loved ones . There better be plenty of crying ! We also should have a certain expression that conveys suffering . Let's not forget the black clothes . Anyone not adhering to any of these rituals and traditions is just plain not sorry that the person is gone .What to do with all PERSONAL ITEMS
of the deceased ? Some of us spend our whole life collecting possessions and they mean so much to us . Upon our death , our relatives either throw them away or spend years in court fighting over . Wouldn't it be better to give it away ahead of time ?Some of us have special REQUESTS
that we make of our loved ones upon our death . We give them suggestions on how they should dispense our money . They may not know how to spend it . We're just trying to help . How many times they should come and visit our grave . Make sure there are pretty flowers and the candle is lit . I might get lost when I'm wandering about .There's so much to think about when it comes to dying.....what do I want ? Well , that's another blog .
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