Remembrance

i read a book recently that had an interesting point of view. The author suggested to picture yourself at your own funeral.

A little different than the typical on your death bed. When people are dying there are a million things they wish they would have done differently. In the movies they always exaggerate this scene, the dying person gasping for air..just finishes telling his life long secret before passing on.

I've never been there when a person has died but i was in the room when the first love of my life (shadow) was put down. I could tell he was dead before the vet announced it..i could see his spirit gone. He didn't look like him...i suppose he went to heaven...after all, all dogs go to heaven.

I think the one thing people want out of life is to be remembered.

I think when two people meet, even if its for a brief period.. like in the checkout lane, they exchange information, and characteristics about themselves..exchange part of their souls. Your view of the world and those around you is built up from this constant exchange. Everyone carries bits and pieces of each other.

So if i was sitting at my own funeral..id know i influenced a lot of people..that i made a difference and in a way would be remembered. If i was sitting at a strangers funeral i'd know the same thing about them.

But if there was one thing i really wanted to see at my funeral, it would be robbie. I couldn't live a day without him.