It felt cool.
Not stone cold or anthing, as i had imagined it to be.
Cool.
So this was how he departed – his wife, one child out of four beside him, and a smattering of brothers and sisters from the church – in a class B2 ward with five other men dying slowly of cancer around him.
No fanfare.
Muted.
It was a quiet exit from this life.
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Do you know that when you register a person’s death, they punch a hole though the person’s IC?
It’s oddly symbolic.
Though entirely incidental, i suppose.
i wouldn’t give bureaucrats any credit for meaningful symbolism.
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No matter how much you think you’re not going to feel anything for the parent who was /is absent from your life, you will feel something.
It may not be full-blown sorrow and grief, but you will feel something.
Maybe a heavy-heartedness.
Maybe the sinking realisation that that parent is no longer on this plane of existence.
Maybe it’s remarking how trivial so many of the hurts and resentments we hold in our hearts seem to be in the light of death (pardon the paradox).
Seeing a lifeless corpse in a box, marred by bad make-up and ravaged by cancer, the hope for something more – a real relationship, for something beyond this life, for eternity – is reawakened, rekindled in our hearts.
Death begs these questions – is this all there is? Is there nothing more? What about eternity?
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i’m glad you met with Jesus, Pa.
i’m almost certain you made the decision with Him to depart.
The Christian’s eternal conundrum – to continue living this life serving others for the love of Christ or to depart and to utterly be with Christ?
You had run your course in this life, and now begins a new one in eternity for you, with Jesus.
i’ll see you in paradise, Pa.
By His grace, i’ll see you there.
hope ur feeling okay.
heys….he went to somewhere…where he is with JESUS! though its hard, i know u’ll pull thru this . i know JESUS will give u the strength to pull thru.
” the Lord bless thee, and keep thee;
the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace;”
Numbers 6:24-26
I hope this makes you feel better.
*hugs* there!
God loves both him and you =)
hey mr sng!
hope you’ll feel better bout it soon.
not that it’ll be that quick to get over, but mhrmm.
he has sure gone to a better place. dont grieve, because he has gone to somewhere free of torturs and he will be sitting on the holy father’s hand, waiting for you. cheer up!
sad for you…
it seems nothing i say’ll make things better,but still…
he has moved on.
soon,so will others.
and much later,we will,too.
you’ll see him again one day.
hopefully so.
i don’t know when or how,but people go together like that somehow.
everything in life is only for now,said the final song from the final scene of avenue q.
so don’t be sad for long;for a brave new world awaits him,and you as well.
for now,i won’t say anything about the spelling error i found.
thought i’ll share with you the blogsite my sister compiled in memory of my grandma – http://www.silverlune.com/blogs/lovingmem.php and also verses 1Cor 15:50-58 and 1 Thess 4:13-18. I hope the verses will encourage you the way it has encouraged me
i understand how u feel. i just lost an uncle whom i was close to recently. parts of what u say reflect my own feelings. but dont worry, it will pass soon and u will get through it. natural to feel the sense of loss, i suppose. though it sucks. haha
Hi Mr Sng!
Hope that you will feel a little better, because 3M will always be rooting for you, yah?
I understand how you feel, having gone through the same ritual about 3 times in recent years. Een though I may not be close to my uncles, I guess it’s only natural to feel a sense of grief during this period of time. Sometimes, yeah, I sad that I didn’t have enough time with my Granddad, but at least I can take comfort in the fact that I still had a chance to meet him…
So, we hope that you will feel more upbeat.
hey mr sng..I’m sorry for your loss and I know its hard when a dear one departs but be strong ok? Just be happy for your dad as he doesn’t have to suffer anymore. He is in His hands now. You don’t have to worry.
at least you know he is in the most beautiful & perfect place anybody can hope to be aft physical death, worshipping & praising God in His courts everyday. that same God is watching over you & healing your wounds (if any). it definitely wont be the last time you’ll see him, and you know it too. =)
take care!
and happy teachers’ day. =)
they’re always still around with u. u just have to look within. cheer up yea?
sorrys are empty.
but i’ll say it anyway.
but i don’t really need to say anything, i know you’ll be fine.
the joy of the Lord is your strength.
God knows, God watches, God cares.
(:
peace out.
you know we are all there rooting for you(:
and you would be there for us too.
(:
i feel blessed.