Yes my family and I attended a funeral service for a long time family friend who’s son had passed away. The bond that was made over fifty years ago through my parents passed down to me was a tie to people who felt like home. There was no doubt upon hearing of the passing that we would be in attendance, only to get so much push back from my son himself. He was against going and in the beginning I did say that he could stay home and we would go without him. I later changed that, I had a feeling that he had to go, something called for me to make him go.
He agreed and I open this blog today stating that conflict because I am aware so many people have different views on the death experience and have their strong funeral beliefs. Many do not want to attend as they have the fear of thinking about their own end of life and how it may be, others go in love to honour and celebrate a soul who has returned home.
The service began and of course the chapel was filled with grief, sorrow, tears, it was a somber feeling. The body laid perfectly in a casket with a huge bouquet of the most stunning white flowers ever to be seen over half of it. The catholic priest came and began the sermon.
Now before my awakening I was raised in a full on Portuguese catholic family who honoured Sundays with mass and devotion was installed in us at a very early age. I have since reviewed that belief and it no longer serves me and no longer participate in it. I no longer believe in a man up in the sky watching every movement of mine, judging me constantly to see if I slip up and will be damned for eternity should I do so. The constant pressure of following the rules, what the bible dictates and thinking of others before myself was exhausting. Just typing those words sounds like such a crazy idea that I was ever apart of. Anything that promotes control and fear does not serve your highest being.
Either way, I thought I would listen to what was being preached, I came to appreciate that with all the religious rituals and chants, there was a message so profound and welcoming. The message of course of how we have two bodies, we have the body that is known for what it has accumulated over the years, the position or career that it lived, which when passing gets divided up, packed away sold off and replaced. That body fades and is forgotten. Next we have the second body, the one that lives on forever, the one that leaves a mark with every single person that it came in contact with. The one that helped you out when you were ready to give up, the one who saw the bright light inside of you beaming and encouraged you to keep going. The one who unconditionally loved without requesting a single thing in return. That body is forever. That is your legacy that you leave behind here.
I watched as a conscious observer and the service ended and others went up to share their loving memories of our brother that passed away suddenly. It was a beautiful tribute, every word carefully chosen to specifically portray the true character of the person they cherished. I enjoyed hearing of his fearlessness in life, the love he showed to strangers. The protection offered when people didn’t even realize his presence. The fact that he would help out so many people and never seek recognition. The love he had for his family, and friends filled him and others.
I swear you not, I felt a warm burning sensation listening to the words and feeling the emotions in the room. It was all love. People from various places, different ethnicities and beliefs gathering together to share the love that they had experienced with a truly honourable man.
That there my friends is the reason I had forced my son to go, we all need a reminder how precious life is and how wonderful it can be, and what we choose to do here can be the most impactful thing we ever do. It’s not about the wealth that is accumulated, the fancy cars, the beautiful homes or the successful business person…that fades. It’s about how did we treat others, how did we present ourselves to this world and did we make it a better place just by being in it?
I was honoured to have known such a lovely soul who even after passing gave me another fantastic eye opening experience in the way to ascension. May he rest in power as he lives on to shine others and continue loving unconditionally ♥