In the past I would have said something like, "God can take me whenever He is ready I'm not afraid to die" and that was true. I am not afraid of what lies after death ( because i know i am saved ) but I am desperately afraid of not seeing my children grow up, of leaving my wife to do it on her own, dying before my parents and forcing them to experience the death of a child.
For these reasons I will cry, mostly when no one else is watching. Not because of vanity but because I feel like I need to work hard to give them as many good days as I can.
So needless to say I think about death. I think about where I should be buried, what type of service I would like, and what that day will be like.
Recently my colleague Mina posted this video https://vimeo.com/65019294 about a man who hand carves coffins. I found the video really touching, which is undoubtedly because of my current perspective. Some people probably see his work as morbid but I think it would be nice to be put to rest in a work of love.
Check out the video and share your thoughts.
I see this coffin maker is on Vashon Island. He creates coffins as a doorway to the afterlife. Are you thinking about one for you? (I say this, while at the same moment I hold disbelief for your early demise)
ReplyDeleteIf I found out I was going to die I think I would like to make my own with friends and family. Sort of a therapeutic way to acknowledge the dying process while having quality time together.
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