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Again, I heard of the funeral music all day long. Somebody comes to the end, and some other with rebirth landing on this world.
In this world, there could have many ways for people to live. Whatever it is. It is all fine. Because everything we see, is just the view in the unique perspective. Throughout one’s life, ups and downs, happiness and sorrows, success and failures, those things he has to envisage and go by himself. He only plays the role that he is doomed to act like.
Let the memorial be as simple as it should be like with simplicity. People nearby have to live.
Any belief has its principles. A Buddha never demands disciples to keen down to surrender him as a manner of religious worship. The Jesus sacrificed himself for the majesty of well being for human beings.
Any preach, if for the purpose of being good, should be recommended. But not asked for the extraordinary exaggeration.
A friend told me his mother is such a faithful disciple. Actually, she believes in anything. Anything could bring her family fortune and health, she would trust and pray as being a loyal servant.
When he was at high school about to take part in the final exams, he was required to a local temple and pray for good luck. What important exams they were. She escorted him there, and wished a bright future and prosperity.
Hard wish. Though he tried best in exams, it seemed idealism failed. The story of him often reminds me of that unforgettable age at school studying hard for a good future.
And I learned that such a faithful servant believes in anything. He and me sometimes can’t help giggling on the phone in terms of this kind of lovely praying.
Usually, people find a must to a temple and see the Buddha before starting out their business. Or there could be workable if the Taoism advocates what is right. Some days later, such a servant could hold a red cross and carry the Holy Bible which he never reads. After the ceremony, all is positioned back as where it was. Alcohol drinking, a mouthful of carnivorous devour and smoking, all of them come to be no trace of faith.
Did the dead really know all? No. After closing eyes, there is nothing left. Only the chaotic play of funeral music, gongs, chant, inappropriate popular music, inharmonious symphony from a lame band.
To be good with somebody should be the submission and care sincerely shared when he is still alive. Beneath the earth, nothing left but a new circulation of substance.
God blessed. Amen.
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- Reply sunnyv
- Oh you brought up an inauspicious topic at the beginning of a new year. The elderly people would not mention death at such times. OK. Just kidding. I don't think anyone mind discussing about these matters.
Well, we all come to this world empty handed and we are supposed to leave empty handed. We can't take us us any of our possessions. Nobody knows what happens after death, but according to certain religions, there is life after death. Christians believe that people would go to heaven if he has done good deeds in his life. Bhuddists believe that there would be reincarnation and we live again in a new life. All these are beliefs only and there are no scientific evidence.
In the 1950's people live to around 55 or 65. Nowadays, the lifespan seems to be doubled and quite some people live to 90 or 100. I am not sure if it is desirable to live to 100 because after 60 a persons slowly degenerates and have to face weak health and illness before coming to an end. The best is to live to around 70 and leave this world peacefully.
- Reply teadrinking
- Longevity becomes the trend that people can live longer. 70 is not that old. Most elder persons in village over 70 are still capable of farming and talking at a volume of a young man's. They eat well and sleep well.
sunnyv: Oh you brought up an inauspicious topic at the beginning of a new year. The elderly people would not mention death at such times. OK. Just kidding. I ...
Never being surprised. I have met one of them, who is my relative, over 90, while looks like at 70. He feels no problems to ride a bike, and walk with straight back. The doctor told him that he at least can live over 100. Amazingly.
Who knows what will happen tomorrow? The prophet only gives suggestions of future. Once I got an interesting lesson from a professor who studies on The Book of Changes, which is a great Chinese old ancient book. It tells some skills and rules of divination to predict what might happen in the future.
70%-80% of its knowledge is acknowledgeable. But we can not understand it, anyway we are just those ordinary people. Only few professors can understand the metaphysics.
What I want to say is that professor told me, even those who are good at it, only can they do is to provide some suggestions. Life looks like a journey with its curve on the track. Supposing, that a great man or a great technology to foresee the future as accurate as the missile which aimed at the target as it is set to be and finally hit it , then it really comes to the era of knowing everything.
