Cemetery Memorials
The Cemetery Visit
There is no person that should be as respected as the person that visits the grave site of a departed friend. It is the most unselfish act that a human being is capable of. Memories of a great love and respect are lifted to the highest place in a persons mind by a cemetery visit. When you visit the cemetery look around at the visitors, they are living proof that people are not basically bad.
The cemetery is a lonely place and the reason is obvious, dead people occupy it’s grounds. But I am a frequent visitor because I never forget people that are good to me whether living or dead. As I stood before the grave of my dear departed friend, and looked at the tombstone, memories of good years gone by floated through my mind. Not all the memories were happy ones, but they became alive as I looked down at the earth. My experience was uplifting, and I was glad I visited the cemetery.
A graveyard is sacred grounds, and it is open not only for burial, but also for visits. People are buried there by their loved ones, and given grave markers so they should not be forgotten. Underneath the ground there is only the bones of the dead. But those bones tell tales. Bones in a cemetery bring back memories of living years and those living years will remain in the minds of those that care. Good memories constantly bring us to the grave sites of our departed friends. The value of a human being might be weighed in the way their body is treated after they are gone, being tossed into an unmarked grave might state something about the dead and their relationships to others. I loved my departed that is why the dead body was not ignored, and it received a dignified burial.
A bone-yard is a place where human bones are buried; the bones come in all sizes and shapes. People who think human bones should not be thrown into a garbage dump go there to dispose of their waste. The graves are unmarked, and whoever is buried there is soon forgotten. Animal as well as human bones fill the ground, and only an expert can tell the difference. Mixed with the bones are all sort of waste, and some would call it a garbage dump rather than a bone-yard. Few would call it a cemetery.
A bone-yard has its place in the world, not everybody deserves to be positively remembered. They were cruel to others, and never tried to be helpful. Why waste the expensive grounds of a modern cemetery with remains gladly forgotten? A cemetery is a place where good memories live and those graves will always be visited. The bone-yard and the garbage dump are reserved for evil people, they deserve nothing better. For those of us that want to be remembered after we are dead, now is the time to do good deeds, and live a life without harming others. People will remember the way we lived and those memories will last long after we are gone. If we are selfish and hurt others, burial in a bone-yard or a garbage dump will be our future.
Melpol
About the Author
Retired and single recluse
Cemetery Monument , Bronx, NY
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