02-09-2020, 07:57 PM
(01-29-2020, 12:20 PM)gramboginn Wrote:(01-29-2020, 11:08 AM)Diana Wrote: I think this oversimplifies things. Death can be very sad for a number of reasons. I don't think everyone at a funeral is crying because they think death is an end. Many cry because they MISS the person who passed on; they now have to be here in this life without that person (companion, spouse, best friend, family member). The person who died may have had a difficult life, and I don't mean just at the end, which can also create sadness for those left behind when they die.
Belief that there is more after death does not necessarily take away all of the pain associated with losing a loved one.
Yeah Diana wasn't able to fully express myself through my primary conversation/post. It's hard to read between the lines in a digital post so I agree with you totally, it's about loss of connection so I empathize. I was just curious about the 'flippancy" I seem to show in a totally un-deliberate way. I walk into a funeral home and I'm like, why the low music and soft talking? My mom had us play Santana at her funeral. I cried every time I heard Europa until my dream and her visit. I agree with your viewpoint.
The low music and the soft talking may be way of being what is called reverent.
The showing of a solemn respect for the mourning family and friends mostly because a lot of them may feel a sadness. An awakened Wanderer may recognize that there is sadness about it and try to allow the room a quiet place, a solemn place in which to heal in their own way. Unless there is another Wanderer who feels rather frivolous at a funeral such as yourself.