On your
final wishes…
Most people
you talk to usually say little about what they want
for themselves upon their
passing. It is a topic that is avoided in
most families, unless something
catastrophic happens such
as an
accident or quick onset of a fatal disease.
So why is it
that we are so hesitant to talk about our ‘next address’
as my dad used to call it? Is
it because we just aren’t quite sure what’s
coming up next? Is it the final procrastination
as it were? I’ve found
over the years, that those of supreme faith are most likely
to talk
about their own deaths. They know beyond any doubt that their
Creator has
promised them a place if they have run the good course
and have been a true and
faithful servant.
There is a
trend in some countries to actually form regular coffee clubs
to talk about the ‘great
beyond.’ Seriously. It’s happening in the UK,
and other places I’ve discovered. Seems that
people are more apt to
talk about their own demise if they are with friends or
acquaintances
in a casual and relaxed setting. Instead of talking about the current
political scene, the weather or what the stocks are doing….folks are
talking about what
they want for themselves when the time comes.
It’s actually a very refreshing
concept.
Maybe you
could start one in the town where you live. You can come
up with a catchy
phrase to call your group like “Coffee and coffins”
…or “Grave talk”. You might
throw in a dessert like ‘death by chocolate’
or something similar as well.
Speaking
about ‘it’ ahead of time you’ll find will actually help
you deal with the subject…. so
don’t be afraid. Eventually, all of
our
‘tents’ will be folded and we will move on….thinking about
the next camping area
can be quite exciting.
