Past 2 days has been a flurry of activities, because of Vicky’s grandfather’s passing. The funeral was yesterday (he passed on the day before at dawn) and it was a really nice ceremony. A lot of relatives attended and I think it was a wonderful send-off.., a grand send-off. A band was playing all sorts of religious Hindu songs during the final ceremony, but the remarkable thing was all the band members were Chinese. There was even a set of police escorts all the way to Cheras accompanying the hearst and a convoy of cars carrying all the men-folk/pall bearers, it felt really VIP-ish. My mum-in-law remarked that her father looked very much like a maharaja, and that he would have loved the way the ceremony was arranged.
Which got me thinking, all of us at some point or another have often wondered about death and the after life. But more often than not, we usually pause to think just abit then totally shove it aside for something we consider more important or immediate; it is as if we will never go through it, that something so faraway and remote. When we were younger we always thought that we were invincible, hence the late night partying and all other kinds of vices. Now that most of us are no longer that young, we start to think but still not seriously enough, why is that?
Is it fear or is it that we think that we will not be dealing with death so soon.
For me it’s a bit of both. I can never say that I don’t fear it, and I really do not know what will happen today or tomorrow in fact none of us do, that is why it is important that we live in the present and not dwell too much in the past, Let bygones be bygones and live well. If there is any wrongdoing on our end it is important that we right it, but again I think it is important we live right. Religion and faith also play a really vital role, I have been straying for a while and I think it is due time I right myself in the eyes of the Lord. My marriage to Vicky has made me come to know his beliefs as well, and to respect it and Vicky does the same for me. For me, well there’s lots of catching up with Jesus to be done, and I better get cracking. And I hope that the Bible will see a lot more of me.
And right now it’s not only the two of us, we have to be thinking of Niki as well. We need to look out for her too, for her future. And there are things that need to be done and planned.
I sincerely pray that Vicky’s grandfather will find eternal peace, may he rest well for he had lived a full life. To remember Vicky’s late grandfather for only the good things and to forgive his shortcomings. And for Vicky’s family and especially his mum, I pray that they will learn to continue living and to cherish the memories that were and welcome in new ones, and to know that with God and with His Love and the love that bounds us, all things are possible and everything will be fine.
Which got me thinking, all of us at some point or another have often wondered about death and the after life. But more often than not, we usually pause to think just abit then totally shove it aside for something we consider more important or immediate; it is as if we will never go through it, that something so faraway and remote. When we were younger we always thought that we were invincible, hence the late night partying and all other kinds of vices. Now that most of us are no longer that young, we start to think but still not seriously enough, why is that?
Is it fear or is it that we think that we will not be dealing with death so soon.
For me it’s a bit of both. I can never say that I don’t fear it, and I really do not know what will happen today or tomorrow in fact none of us do, that is why it is important that we live in the present and not dwell too much in the past, Let bygones be bygones and live well. If there is any wrongdoing on our end it is important that we right it, but again I think it is important we live right. Religion and faith also play a really vital role, I have been straying for a while and I think it is due time I right myself in the eyes of the Lord. My marriage to Vicky has made me come to know his beliefs as well, and to respect it and Vicky does the same for me. For me, well there’s lots of catching up with Jesus to be done, and I better get cracking. And I hope that the Bible will see a lot more of me.
And right now it’s not only the two of us, we have to be thinking of Niki as well. We need to look out for her too, for her future. And there are things that need to be done and planned.
I sincerely pray that Vicky’s grandfather will find eternal peace, may he rest well for he had lived a full life. To remember Vicky’s late grandfather for only the good things and to forgive his shortcomings. And for Vicky’s family and especially his mum, I pray that they will learn to continue living and to cherish the memories that were and welcome in new ones, and to know that with God and with His Love and the love that bounds us, all things are possible and everything will be fine.
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