Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Sunday, June 20, 2010

Choose From All Headstone Options Available To Meet Your Every Need

By Tom Tree

When you must face this difficult time of decision-making, it will be hard to select a headstone from All Headstone Options Available To Meet Your Every Need. Among the many to choose from, there will be one to fit your needs. But, finding the one most appropriate requires careful appraisal.

A family is often unprepared for this tragedy. If the departed was young, it is even more devastating. Treat them with love and respect by making a careful choice. It will honor them forever.

All cemeteries impose some rules regarding the placement of monuments. Some will only permit level plaques. Their size may be regulated. You may, however, use the inscription you prefer as to font style and color.

If there are no restrictions, your options are expanded. There are taller monuments similar to the ones constructed in ancient Rome and Greece. The materials they are made of resemble granite. They are long-lasting but also more earth-friendly than granite. These represent a person who was regal and strong in life.

If you favor traditional style, you may be willing to conform to the rules imposed by the cemetery. If you want to be laid to rest beside your loved one at a later date, leave room for your name and birth and death dates to be inscribed. Some widows or widowers have their name and date of birth inscribed ahead of time.

Color choices include white, black, gray and blue pearl. The color can also be mottled black or gray. Name and date can be inscribed in black, silver, gold or a custom color. You can also add a beautiful tracery to the stone. A tracery can be either a portrait of the departed or of anything symbolic of them. It can represent something he or she loved in life. This will give comfort to family members each time they visit.

A headstone to memorialize your loved one will be a permanent tribute as well as a comfort to those left behind. A monument can be made with a permanently attached cup to hold fresh flowers. Parents who have lost a child may want a white headstone with a carved angel resting on top of it.

You may not have purchased a cemetery plot. Many people are not prepared for such a tragedy. If making a purchase now, check for one that allows you to use one from All Headstone Options Available To Meet Your Every Need. Find out if the cemetery requires them to be under a certain height, for example. Select the monument before the cemetery. You can then compare the rules in regards to whether they conflict with the size and height you want to use.

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