I'm not talking about inheritance or estate duties. This is not even about the spooky stuff either. It’s about the people and friends that we left behind.
The world continues to rotate no matter how the great the person is or how many wonderful deeds that he/she has contribute to the society. The clock keeps ticking off by seconds, minutes, hours, days and years.
Birth, Aging, Sickness and Death – These are the stages that one pass through however death is a part of our life episode which we never get to remember.
There is nothing to be fearful of dying. It’s not that I had been through it. Our death is certain. We cannot believe that we have endless time in this world. We came into this world empty-handed and we are going to leave this world the same way. Thou we may have captured many beautiful memories or a special moment with someone. In life, the worst case scenario, we may have no memories but we cannot have regrets.
Death is a joyful occasion. I’m not crazy. Death ends a person’s suffering. 离苦得安乐。One will have eternal life if you believe in Him. There is no need to cry, no need to shed a tear.
So why do we feel sad when we hear our beloved one departure. It’s attachment.
To some, it is thinking of what we have not done or done not well enough with our beloved ones. The memories and everything will just snap and flashback begins playing right in front of you.
Why should we feel sad when we remember having tea with our beloved ones, looking from a different perspective, we should feel happy, well at least I had tea with him/her before.
To my friends, if you are attending my wake service, please do not shed a tear. Remember the moments and fun times that we had before. It's good enough for me. Also, do bring a bottle of champagne along. Even if I can’t have it, I would like you to have some.
In the next few days or years if you still think of me, continue to think about our fun times. But I do hope that you can stop thinking about me and move on with your life.
The world continues to rotate no matter how the great the person is or how many wonderful deeds that he/she has contribute to the society. The clock keeps ticking off by seconds, minutes, hours, days and years.
Birth, Aging, Sickness and Death – These are the stages that one pass through however death is a part of our life episode which we never get to remember.
There is nothing to be fearful of dying. It’s not that I had been through it. Our death is certain. We cannot believe that we have endless time in this world. We came into this world empty-handed and we are going to leave this world the same way. Thou we may have captured many beautiful memories or a special moment with someone. In life, the worst case scenario, we may have no memories but we cannot have regrets.
Death is a joyful occasion. I’m not crazy. Death ends a person’s suffering. 离苦得安乐。One will have eternal life if you believe in Him. There is no need to cry, no need to shed a tear.
So why do we feel sad when we hear our beloved one departure. It’s attachment.
To some, it is thinking of what we have not done or done not well enough with our beloved ones. The memories and everything will just snap and flashback begins playing right in front of you.
Why should we feel sad when we remember having tea with our beloved ones, looking from a different perspective, we should feel happy, well at least I had tea with him/her before.
To my friends, if you are attending my wake service, please do not shed a tear. Remember the moments and fun times that we had before. It's good enough for me. Also, do bring a bottle of champagne along. Even if I can’t have it, I would like you to have some.
In the next few days or years if you still think of me, continue to think about our fun times. But I do hope that you can stop thinking about me and move on with your life.
You’ve been good to me all these while, for you are my friend.
Everyone dies, but no one is dead ~ Tibetan Saying
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