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?


Saturday, March 24, 2012

Three Easy Steps To Designing Your Monument

By Duane Kuss


If you're like the great majority of people, the job of deciding, designing and eventually purchasing a monument or memorial for a friend or family member is something you do once or twice in an entire life. Here's three easy steps to follow which will help you navigate the monument design process.

Monument Size

The size of your monument is the place to begin of its design. ?The size will dictate the length of the message, the size of the graphics and the overall layout of the memorial. Many times size is controlled by the cemetery or location where the gravestone will be placed. These rules dictate the size, shape and height of your monument. Be certain to do your prep ahead of time so the memorial you design will be able to be placed where you want it.

Monument Color

Granite is available in a rainbow of colors. You'll find different colors available from all around the world, from blues to reds, whites to blacks, and many more. If your monument has detailed text, complicated graphics and drawings or perhaps pictures you want to choose a colour which will compliment your design. The choice of jet black will help provide the contrast you'd need for complicated graphics and even photographs.Color is otherwise a case of comfort, personal taste and intrigue. A monument placed fully above ground will have less colour constraints than a memorial that lies flat with the ground exposed to traffic and weather wear.

Monument Layout

The layout of your monument will include the text style, message, and graphics of the memorial. A simple rule to recollect is for the monument to have 1/3 text, 1/3 graphics and 1/3 white space or areas that show the natural wonder of the granite stone. Your monument will be an illustration of your loved one's life story. Your selection of message, text style, graphics and photographs will blend to represent their legacy in stone. It is often useful to have the help and guidance of a memorial advisor to help tackle some of the decisions that have to be made. Be certain to have an approved proof of your final monument's design before you agree to make and purchase any sort of memorial or gravestone.




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