The beginning and ending of life are part of us. We are joyful when a new life is brought forth and we are somber when a person's journey comes to the end. Every few days I check out a blog called Dooce . Last night I read her posting for the day titled "One of the million, billion grains of sand in the desert". It is about a site by a German photographer who captured "sombre series of portraits taken of people before and after they had died". Click here if you wish to see it. Please note, it may be difficult for you to see. Once you click, it is your choice.
I am writing about this because it was interesting to see how people react to death. A reader of the posting was extremely upset that people were not going to be able to comment on the posting. So the writer opened the post to comments. I scanned through many and found that many people shared their own reactions to the photos and stories of personal tragedy. Others flamed the initial reader on their reaction to the post. We need to accept people for who they are no matter their opinion.
For me, the photos were beautiful. They allowed me to bring up before and after images in my minds eye of my best friend who passed away from cancer in 2006 at the age of 50. Although I shed a tear...the memory made me smile.
Embrace life, forgive and smile.
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