Funeral! You say the word and people either cringe or break down in tears or say, shhhh. No one likes to talk about funerals. Even at funerals people talk about other things, about family, about who got bigger and how long they have not seen each other. Once in a while someone mentions the person who has died. Some funeral memorial ceremonies or wakes are like small parties. Others are like wailing contests full of sobbing people, people clutching each other and hugging and crying. Most times, the crying is for the people who are still alive. They are the ones who miss the person who has passed on, and they are the ones who experience the pain, the loss -- if the deceased was liked or loved. Once in a while you will see a happy funeral ceremony. Happy? Yes, happy is the word, even more so, joyful. Those who are joyful at a funeral are those who truly know and believe in Heaven and know their loved ones went to Heaven the very instant that they died from this world.
So, funerals are generally the un-talked about item. Everyone is afraid of it. Even I, an experience writer, hesitated writing this article. You know the superstitions and all and then I realized, hey, wait, I am not superstitious at all. So here is the article.
What would my own funeral be like? (Well, hopefully that will not happen for quite some time, for many, many years as I plan to have many more happy and joyful years on earth. And though I am not in complete control of my destiny or fate, I will do my best humanly possible to stay alive, well and healthy. So, now that is out in the open, I will discuss the actual funeral and memorial services as I would like to have it.
When I die, I want my closest relatives and friends to be happy for me, yes to be joyful for me. Because at the moment of my death, my wings are taking me skyward faster than you can blink your eyes. And so, since I plan to be joyful and happy, I would hope that everyone else would also. (Ha ha, I suppose some of the strangers or other acquaintances might be happy just because I will stop writing here, but still, hey happy is a good thing).
I have a dress all ready. I can see the shocked looks already on your faces as I said the word dress, but hey, I have one favorite dress. Haha, just kidding. A pair of jeans and a shirt will be just fine. After all, I need to be comfortable correct? Actually sometimes I think about the prospect of cremation. I have been to two cremation events, one a wake and one a memorial --weeks after a wake. And I kind of like the way these were handled. No one staring at you or needing to or having to stare at the body. (After all, I will be in Heaven, remember?). And with one of the ceremonies, there were photographs all around the room, photos of the happy times, fun times and all the lifetimes in between. These events were interesting, thorough and thoughtful and good memorials to those people who had passed away.
So, got the dress down, and possibly photographs all around. I think that idea is cool. And now, what about music? I would love to have the music of these songs, I Hope You Dance, It Is Well, and of course Amazing Grace, but last but not least, as the memorial begins and is over at the end, I would love to play that song called, I'll Fly Away. That is a most beautiful song and quite appropriate and applicable for a funeral.
Yes, I know you are just getting into this article now so it is time that I end the article and ask you to read the rest of it in the next article posted about the same topic. I will pick up here where I left off. And I hope you leave some comments there also.
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