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?


Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Funeral Home Singapore Extends Help To The Bereaved

By May Anne Ferrell


The funeral home Singapore-based companies provide is marketed as a venue where the bereaved can actually find comfort and serenity at a time of deep sorrow. It is possible to find a funeral home which features a chapel, family room, visitation room, arrangement room and lounge area. Such provides the convenience of having everything easily accessible and readily available. Yet for the ones who decide that they don't really need the additional amenities, a choice is given to them too. In particular, relatively smaller venues are alternatives the can actually consider since they're suitable for families who like to limit the visitors to just some of the deceased's closest friends and relatives. Smaller as they may be in comparison, most of them are nonetheless flexible enough to be extended in order to accommodate the funeral and memorial services for the dead.

Aside from the venue itself, the one tasked to arrange the funeral takes a look at the Singapore casket services they can carefully take into account. Caskets are always mentioned in the discussion of funeral arrangements since their purchase is one of the most expensive in death related matters. The materials of which they were made greatly influence the price. The less expensive ones are commonly made of pine or a composite of hardboard. Expensive caskets are built using steel, mahogany and bronze among others.

The options for the venue and the casket are just two of the items that can be found in any Singapore funeral service list. Budget and preferences determine the package which the bereaved will ultimately purchase. Yet beyond the selections, flexibility and convenience extended to those left behind by the departed, the funeral homes seek to extend support, comfort and understanding as well.

Sadness and tears may fill the air during the moment of mourning the passing of a person. Even so, a funeral is a celebration of life. It's an opportunity to honour and fondly remember a unique existence. Arranging a funeral may be an important responsibility yet it is a good chance to express a person's gratefulness by paying tribute and last respects to a remarkable person who has touched lives.

Moreover, during a funeral, the people who gather to pay their last respects to the deceased can find and extend their support and comfort to one another. In a way, it helps the mourners find a closure during this these trying times. To some extent, it helps them to cope and find strength in order to move on despite the great loss.




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Funeral Services Practices Of Christians

By Anne Gable


When a person dies, Christians believe that God will judge them. Heaven and hell are waiting for them after their life on earth. Other Christians also believe in purgatory, a place where the dead go to if they had done forgivable sins. For Christians, a funeral is where family and friends gather to give thanks for and remember the life of the dead on earth. It is also where they grieve for the lost of their loved one. The Christian faith has many denominations. Each one practices slightly different funeral customs from the next.

For example, before the funeral, Catholic Christians keep a vigil, or a series of prayers, songs, and homilies for the departed. They may hold the funeral at the home of the dead, in a funeral parlour, or in a church. Catholic funerals may also hold a procession to the burial site from the church or the funeral home.

Meanwhile, Protestant Christians follow different funeral customs. There are similarities as well, dependant upon the denomination of the Protestantism faith. Many of them hold the funeral at a church or at a funeral parlour within three days of the death. Guests can contribute to the funeral by giving food and flowers. although playing of worship music is allowed, most Protestant funerals are formal and quiet events.

Most of the time, the disparities in Christian funeral practices also depend on the customs of a country. In Singapore, many Christians hold funeral wakes in a funeral home or an HDB block where the dead had resided or their family lives. funeral for Christians Singapore traditions also observe the rules of Catholic or Protestantism belief, but there are usually Singapore customs that are incorporated in the funeral.

Christian funerals, simillar to funeral services of other religions, are held with deference for the dead in mind. A priest or a minister officiates the mass or ceremony, and the wake is customarilly held within three to seven days after the death. Christian funerals are normally sombre affairs, but some sects encourage a happy celebration to remember the life of the dead lived. Visitors often offer assistance in the form of money or in kind. They are even urged to offer flowers, food, or, if applicable, donations to the chosen charity of the departed's family.




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