The reality of death.

This entry does not mean that I am dying or will die soon. No, I still have a lot of mission to accomplish :-)

I just came from the wake of the colleague's grandma. This woman, whom I met some two years ago, died at the ripe age of 100. If human's life span is 64 years, she already had her bonus of 36 years. What a long life she had!

When I learned about this long life, I was thinking if I could live that long, too. Nah! Maybe yes, maybe no. Who knows anyway, but only God who knows me inside out.

Anyway, when I got at the place in Mount Carmel where her remains lie, I thought of my own funeral, too. What could it be? How would it look like? I looked around the room, and I saw white flowers everywhere. And when my colleague talked with us, I learned that his lola wrote everything that she wanted before she died. That inspired me. I thought of writing my own wishes when I die, too.

So when I die, I want:
1. All white flowers during my funeral. Not that white is my favorite color, but I just love white flowers and that I want to see in my wake. That includes white coffin and white dress.

2. Everyone who would visit me should be happy. They should come to my funeral smiling, if not at all, laughing.

3. Worship songs to be played until I'd be laid to rest. But wait! Don't place me below the ground; I'm afraid of worms. Cremate me instead.

4. Only three days of funeral wake. You also have to attend to your other concerns. Since I am already dead, don't keep me long.

Others may find this entry absurd. But come to think of it - death is real. Everyone of us will sooner or later be in the position of my colleague's lola. I guess it is better that we prepare everything now so that our loved ones would not have a hard time if indeed our time has come - that is when we all reach a hundred years :-)