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How Happy the Dead being Remembered
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How Happy the Dead being Remembered |
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Yuka Member
since 2010-08-19
Posts 71china 
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How happy the dead being remembered Lied in cemetery surrounded by green field Flowers blooming over the grave year after year No matter how many years, or wherever His name the people would never forget But the souls no one recalled Unknown during their lifetimes Long lonely after death Yuka Chan |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
If I remember correctly, honoring the relatives who have passed on is much more a part of culture in China than in some other parts of the world...and those who do not have someone to honor them are indeed thought of as alone... an interesting view into the thoughts and culture... I enjoyed! |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Well done and interesting, as you say the name is remembered, but not the soul, but then I think the soul is somehow "attached" to the name too ... Have seen recently a wonderful movie "Departures" (Oscar winning 2009 for the best foreign film), which shows the Japanese traditions and respect for the dead. Your beautiful words reminded me of the emotions conveyed by that story. Love, Margherita |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Another good one from you with beautiful thoughts. latearrival. |
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Earl Brinkman Senior Member
since 2010-03-03
Posts 1183Osaka, Japan |
In Japan we have a holiday called `Obon` in which people pay respect to those that have passed away. Some people say but don`t actually believe that the spirits of the dead come back to the living world during this period. ---- In Japan people believe in a mixture of Shintoism and Buddhism. Funerals are handled by a Buddist monk while a wedding is held in a Shinto shrine. ----- I agree that it is sad that there are souls that no one remembers. We have that problem here too. ----- Who handles funerals in China? |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Some Americans still honor Memorial Day for all of the right reasons; much akin to your poem, Yuka. Some people [like me] remember their family and friends who have made the journey early, and treasure those memories with reverence and love. I enjoyed your poem. You are bringing a lot to Passions in Poetry - thank you. |
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Yuka Member
since 2010-08-19
Posts 71china |
Cpat, in china people do take seriously of the custom of honoring the relatives who have pass away. Just like the Chinese great sage Xunzi said ¡°no predecessors no posterities¡±. I think whether ancient or modern, foreign or china, all of the people honor their predecessors, like ancient Egypt and Greece. Margherita, I didn¡¯t see the movie ¡°Departures¡±, about honoring the dead Japanese traditions supposed to be like Chinese Thank you Latearrival for your kind comment Brinkman, in china the holiday called ¡°qingming¡± total half a month within it people can do the affairs of paying respect to their predecessors , in the South like Guangdong & Guangxi close to Hongkong the people take more seriously in paying respect to those passeder than people do in the North. Usually we don¡¯t believe the spirit of the dead can come back, we believe the spirit stay in there where the body or ashes was put instead. In china nowadays the wedding has noting to do with religion, generally the master of ceremony who named by the couple will officiate the wedding, and as for funerals, were handled by Taoist. Yes Sunshine, just like I said above whether foreign or china actually the people all over pay respect to those who passed away. Although we don¡¯t know whether there is paradise or hell or the another world, we hope those deceased¡¯s spirits will be resting in peace. Thank you for your enjoyed.. [This message has been edited by Yuka (10-10-2010 11:52 PM).] |
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