Only I will remain."ĩ) “To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die.”ġ0) “When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important."ħ) “Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them.”Ĩ) "I must not fear. I am at peace.”ĥ) “Life has more meaning in the face of death.”Ħ) "Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Ignorance and fear of death overshadow life, while knowing and accepting death erases this shadow.”ģ) “It is as natural to die as it is to be born.”Ĥ) “The truth I have been seeking - this truth is Death. I especially love it when people share memories about Mum, or ask questions about herġ) “Honest listening is one of the best medicines we can offer the dying and the bereaved.”Ģ) “Thinking and talking about death need not be morbid they may be quite the opposite. …there are no right words really, just be there, let them know you’re thinking of their loved one and them, and check in for longer than you think you need to. Some of them would make really thoughtful quotes for condolences too - when it’s so difficult to find the right words. Here are the death quotes that made me feel all the feels during my Mum’s illness and after she passed. I didn’t know what to expect, but I didn’t think that death could be so beautiful. She passed away peacefully 15 minutes later. I read it to her again the next day and she cried a single tear to show she had heard me. The moment she heard the quote, her breathing calmed and she was at peace. Once the day before she died - she had been non responsive for 24 hours by then and her breathing had become laboured. I read one quote (see quote 47) to Mum twice. The Tibetan book of living and dying - this book gave us all so much peace. It only takes a few minutes to read and I’m always crying happy tears by the end. I bought it to read to my daughter but I think it was me that really needed it. The next place - this book is so hard to describe. There were two books in particular that were full of poignant quotes for grief, and got me through this time:
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