#4The Dead Know Nothing

Many people believe that the dead can communicate with the living in different persons, like through dreams, scents, and unexplained voices. But for me, they don’t. Although the veil between the living and the dead is so thin, there is no way they can reach out for the living. Can we communicate while we are sleeping?  Not, right? How much more to those dead people?  The dead is unconscious, how can he communicate? It’s irrational to think of that. Once a person is dead the spirit will separate from the body and it will go to the spirit world while waiting for the second coming.

As for me, if there are instances for such thing to happen, it’s not the work of the soul but rather the fruitful juices of the mind.

Most of the time, when we lose our loved ones, we keep on thinking of them and sometimes even dream of them. That’s the time we think that they are communicating with us, though it all depends on the person experiencing such phenomenon. Some thinks that the soul of the dead enters the body of other human beings and in that way they will communicate with other living people. And according to the book of Ecclesiastes 9:5-6,

"For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten. Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun."

Therefore, the dead has no idea of what is happening in the world we are in.

My father just died and it was really heart breaking. I cried very hard and kept thinking of him every single night and day, but I did not experience communicating with him through any forms. I did not dream of him nor imagined him talking to me.

With my experience, I can say that it is not true for dead souls to communicate with other living forms.

#3 I Stopped to say "Thank You, Mama and Papa"

The sun was at its zenith. I was in a room with persons I’ve known so long and persons whom I’ve met two days before. We were listening to a very heart-warming talk. After the talk, the speaker asked us to close our eyes and pray. I was in the middle of my praying when the music started, family songs were on the track and the speaker prayed out loud, and tears began to fall form my eyes. As I continue to pray and cried, the speaker told us to turn around…and there they were, our parents. I searched for my parents, but unfortunately, they weren’t able to come. I cried a lot again, but that didn’t stop me from saying everything to them. I went home with a smile on my face, and I immediately hugged my Mama and Papa and told them everything that happened.

This was a scenario that happened to me way back four years ago, I was a freshman then. I could still remember that every word the speaker said was equivalent to a slap in my face and every lyrics of the song broke my heart. Tears were running in my face because I realized what a bad child I have been to my parents, and thinking why I have done such things to them, why I haven’t bothered to say thank you and the most important thing is to tell how I love them. I regretted. But things changed since then, from that moment I have grown into a family-oriented lady.

People nowadays, affected by modern world, spend less time with their family. They spend too much of their time doing works in the office because these are the things that they consider personal fulfilment. They give importance to the worldly lures rather than chatting and having a good time with their families, or having a GREAT fun time with the extended families. They prefer staying away from home. And what happens is that children are being taking cared by a non-family member like neighbours, and this is not a good thing to practice. However, despite these changes, there are still families that can keep their families together amidst the crisis and obstacles in day-to-day life. They still have the time to smile although life seems so tough sometimes. Their bonding is still unbreakable and they are still growing together.

For me, family is the most important thing in the world. If something bad happened to me, some friends may stay but some go. But my family? Neither one of them will ever abandon me, in spite of my random behaviour. Fri[end], boyfri[end], girlfri[end]. They all have an [end], except for fam[ily]. Though I am far from my parents now, I still never have the chance to see them, I always make sure that I will a send a text message to them, especially now that my father is suffering from his sickness, I would ask how is he. I may not be there to help him, but I know God is with him always. I would always pray to God. Sometimes I get too emotional if I received a text message from my brother and mother that he got admitted to the hospital again and he will be having a dialysis. But praise God that he hasn’t gone through that. Prayer truly works. 

Ten years from now, my Mama and Papa will be old and I’m gonna look back and tell them “Thank You, Mama and Papa”. I will make them happy with what I will achieve, but I will also never forget to have my time with them. I would take care of them like what they have done when I was a cute child then. I will also be patient with them. I will never ever leave them. For now, I would say “Thank You” to them through studying hard, having good grades, and also by telling them. I will be obedient, for I know these things they have told and they will tell me would make a better person, and it is for my own sake. Every little thing I’ll do will be for them and for Him. These two amazing persons have done so many things for me and my family. Though they are still busy during work days, they still have the time to mingle with us. Sometimes, when I am in trouble regarding my subjects, I would come to them and they would always help me. They have taught me many things and good values. No matter where I go or what I do, they will be there for me.

Let us value our parents now before it is too late. Our parents always love to see us happy and even sacrifice their life and happiness and go through the hardship only to keep us happy. What will happen tomorrow if we even forget to say the slightest "Thank You" to our parents today? Let us always remember that they are worth every single world of "Thank You."

FAMILY. Father And Mother, I Love You. :))