My interpretation
Too many times I have been told of a loved one passing away, and too many times have they held back from asking a simple question: How do I come to terms with their passing? One person finally asked me, but this is a lesson for all.
It is indeed a very difficult lesson to swallow, but first, we must understand whowe really are; what are we that walk around, doing the things we do everyday? Something that we need to be mindful about is that we’re not just flesh and bone with the capability to think and do as we please.
I am not a religious person, but something that I “know” is that we are more divine than just human. We are more spirit than flesh. Most people would say, “No shit”, to that statement, but another thing we must know is that our spirit is unbreakable, it is beyond human capacity to be able to have a soul destroyed.
When someone passes on, they do not just simply float to heaven or sink to hell. I believe that those images are more metaphorical. My mother has always told me that when we die, we linger for a time as a spirit, free from our physical limitations that we are trapped in within our human bodies. While one may have lost the capacity to see or experience their loved one through flesh, the one who has passed on is never gone. While those people may have detached from flesh, they are still with us in spirit, and we need to remind ourselves that that is our true essence: spirit.
“To live in hearts we leave behind is to not die.” -Thomas Campbell
Through prayer, we can let our loved ones know that we still love them and we miss them dearly.
Indeed, too many times one’s sunset is far too soon. It is unfair, and there is no way to justify the fact. It is extremely hard to come to terms with their passing, and too many times we can never answer the question, “Why?” We will be lost, but in the end, we will always be found. That is a guarantee: Everything will be okay. Even though it may not seem like it at the time, it will.
Stay Up, Stay Strong
Don’t regret the things that you never did. Rather, be grateful that you were given the opportunity to do those things for them. No matter how small the action, it was a significant action. Understand that simple actions mean everything to them. Understand that they can feel your pain and sadness radiating from your soul. Of course there is always many things that were left to do, but it is always best to live in those happy memories than dwell on regrets.
For every dark night, there’s a brighter day.
R.I.P.
Toshiharu Ojiichan
Tadayasu Ojiichan
Nobuko Obaachan
Uncle Kinji
William Vatuvei
Samuel Nava III
And everyone else.
Wish You Were Here
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