“No man is dead until he is forgotten”
我参与了我人生中的第一个追悼会。
是最近不久前登山不小心跌入悬崖21岁往生的Jared的追悼会。
不是葬礼,没有棺木,有的是一群爱他的朋友。
看着他的朋友们轮流说着关于他生前的故事,我可以深刻感受到他曾在很多人的生命中发光发热。他热爱他的生命,热爱他的学科,热爱冒险登山,那种热血感染了他身边每个人。他是那种Live life to the fullest的例子。
一点也没错,Fear not death, but a life unlived。
尤其对我朋友在追悼会中述说的故事印象深刻,他们之前有满满的回忆。*
她在追悼会清唱了一首The Lumineers的歌“Ho Hey”。
追悼会由一首诗作为结束:
《Do not stand at my grave and weep》
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
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http://nebulafreedom.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/blog-post_22.html