Wave good-bye to Grandma
Technorati Tags: death, grandma, poem, Robert FrostDeath makes you question a lot of things about life. This is something that I have had to do twice this year. I am hoping that I do not have to do it again for a while.
I feel that death should be honored and not so much of a grievance period. It should be a time to reflect on the life of the loved one. Sure, a loved one would be missed, but you wouldn’t be upset if you were winning the race of life.
Who really knows what is beyond death. The Christians believe that there is life after death, going to heaven or hell. Some Pagans believe in life after death as well, but they believe in reincarnation. While other believe that when you die that is the end.
I do not know of many tribes in the world past and present that do not honor death. The Vikings would push them into the ocean and then shoot flaming arrows onto the floating alter. Europeans and US Americans have a parade, they have the dead lead the parade while others follow. There are many other forms of honoring the dead.
This all reminds me of a poem that everyone know by now. If you don’t you should learn it.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
This poem was written by Robert Frost. It should server as a reminder that nothing last forever and time is something that we cannot control.
November 30th, 2007 at 10:43 am
So sorry to hear about your grandmother. I’m sure she was a great lady. You wrote on my TT13 that if parents would slow down they wouldn’t need parenting books. I totally agree with you! We have lost the art of parenting because we are too busy, try to be a friend instead of a parent, and don’t allow our children to suffer the consequences of their actions. It sounds like your grandmother knew how to parent well, but many people don’t…and there are some really good books out there to help if parents want to improve!
Thanks for visiting my blog…and may God be close to you during this time of grief.
November 30th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
I am sorry for you loss to you and your family. I admire you for knowing that in death we don’t always lose. Even still my thoughts go out to you and all of your family.
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:18 am
I wanted to say thank you to the both of you for the kind words. To make light of it, my grandma was lighter then my papa. They both will be missed.
People often revisit grave sites. I am not one of those people. When a person dies they should be honored and respected while traveling to their next life. They are no longer with us and I feel o need to ever travel to a grave at all. Some people understand it and some don’t.