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I am no way near a cemetery, nor do I have plans of going there.
Unlike most people who would take time out to visit the tombs of their beloved departed, I prefer to quietly remember at home.
Like most All Saints and All Souls Day, I am again at home, offering prayers and lighting candles for family members, relatives and friends who have gone way ahead of us in this lifetime.
There are people that I remember more often than the others. And having them in my thoughts always brings mixed emotions.
It pains me knowing these people whom at one time were a part of me are forever gone. Not a chance that I will see them again, hug them tightly and tell them how much they mean to me.
I am far from good in expressing my emotions be it as a daughter, a sister, a niece and even as a friend. But in my heart I love deeply.
I may not be comfortable saying or expressing my thoughts but deep down I care a lot. I love more than words can say. And now that these departed love ones are eternally gone, I can't help but remember the many happy times that we all had together.
In time hopefully I will learn, I will know and love more openly. I just hope I can do it sooner, for our journey in this lifetime is uncertain.
And as we all remember those who have gone ahead of us, let us also love and cherish more those who are still there. Those who love and, care for us. Those people who one way or another makes us laugh and smile. Remember we are all just travelers in this road called LIFE.
Let us not regret later on because we have overlooked someone thinking he or she will always be there with us. Love and care now before it's too late.
