Do You Rest in Peace?
Every time we have someone passed away we always have a little farewell message like this. "May you rest in peace"
I am sure you also said that same goodbye message to those around you, be it family members, relatives, friends, co-workers, neighbors and if you are like me, I do say it even to a complete stranger when I see a funeral anywhere around. me or heard of someone who just passed away.
Why is it that we do have that quick send-off to someone who is no longer here? "May you rest in peace". Sometimes you heard it during the funeral service, or you post on social media platforms or even leave a card to the family with those words written on it.
Also, I do add another word to it and goes like this: "May you rest in eternal peace."
Yes, Eternal Peace.
I think it is just a common habit or a normal way of maybe respecting the person? or probably it is so natural to just utter those words or perhaps some really do care about the person who had passed away.
Having said this, why do we have to rest in peace or rest in eternal peace only?
Why can't we also live in peace or live in eternal peace? Don't you think it is also possible to do that and not just when we are already gone from this world?
And how do we know that the person who is gone is really receiving that message? Well, unless somewhere out there is listening to you and relaying the same message to the person concerned. I don't know.
Surely, while we are alive and breathing we can also work toward living in peace. There is really nothing hard about it and we all can accomplish that simple way of living in eternal peace.
How? By being aware of others and be more conscientious of other human beings and not only be concerned about your own self.
Be more sensitive about their situations, what they are going through, their ardent needs, and always think about what you can do to help them for their own highest good.
No need to complain, condemn, criticize nor prejudge because everyone goes through something and we never know when you would be able to have the opportunity to give yourself to help them out especially in their dire needs.
Furthermore, it might be the last time you'll get a chance to render a sincere service and complete caring to anyone of them. It's either you might be gone before them or they might be gone before you and then regret overcame you because you missed that opportunity to help them out.
Yes, let's not just rest in peace nor rest in eternal peace.
Let us all strive to live in peace.
Let us all do our part to live in peace with harmony
Let us all encourage mankind to live in peace with unity.
Let us all give ourselves and others a chance to live in peace with love.
And most of all, let us all live for the sake of living an eternal peace with harmony, unity, and love for all our own highest good and the good of all concerned.
PEACE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS AND MAY YOU LIVE IN ETERNAL PEACE!
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Very true Elizabeth! We would all lead a better life by living in eternal peace and harmony with each other. You're very right that we should try not to complain, condemn, or judge others as we have no idea what they may be going through.
Everyone has their own worries to deal with each day and if we can help each other out in some way it's definitely worth a try. It not only helps them, but it also is the best feeling to know you helped someone in some way. I've found often times all someone needs is an understanding ear to listen to their concerns and frustrations to help them sort things out.
Excellent post and a great reminder for us all to live in peace eternal. Thanks for sharing!
God's Peace and Blessings.
Best wishes :) ~Sherry
Hello there, Sherry,
Thank you ever so much for your
contribution to this post and I do
really appreciate you and your
complete understanding about
the message.
Yes, you know, if we can only be
aware of our own actions as to
whether it is appropriate or not
more than half of the people in
this world would lead a much
better life and live in harmony
and peace.
It only takes one person to start
and that one person can certainly
affect others and develop a ripple
effect for others to follow.
it is so great to have you in this
connection and communication
and thank you ever so much again.
Be well and be at peace.
God bless you, Sherry!
Elizabeth
Yes! in eternal peace! that is the answer, everyone is in a Big Hurry, Hurrying to their death, people are driving so fast, until they have an accident and now the Hurrying stops, for now. I have understood, be thankful for everything, and in everything give thanks, always give to help others because it was given to you, yes let us all give ourselves and others a chance to live in peace and Love. Have an awesome day!
Thank you DivineGood,
Hello there, Dorothy,
It is so great to see you again
and thank you so much for
stopping by and taking your
time to read my post.
You know, you are so right.
People are always in a hurry
to go nowhere and nothing
is being done by just rushing
and hurrying with no sense
of accomplishment.
Yes, we all have to make way
live in eternal peace while we
are still breathing and strive
to treat each other with full
respect and dignity.
Thank you again, my dear
Dorothy and you are most
welcome.
Be well and be blessed and be
at peace.
Elizabeth
Thank you so very!! I am always glade to just have a conversation with you, we are so Bless and hummable, I am so happy! it's a pleasure to know you!
Oh, anytime, my dear Dorothy
and I am so grateful and also
humbled to have known you too.
Yes, we are so, so blessed and
highly favored, right?
Thank you so much for your
precious connection and I do
really appreciate you.
God bless you, Dorothy!
Elizabeth
Yes indeed, we should all live in Eternal peace, because we are all one. It is our true nature. We are all children of the Living God.
Such a heart-warming post..
Thanks for sharing
God bless
Les
Hello there, Les,
Great to see you again.
Thank you and yes we are all one
and all of us are children of the
Living God.
Peace be with you, Les.
Elizabeth
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Yes, observe yourself in order to serve others. Are you calm, or a storm just waiting for an excuse to happen?
Ol' Zig Ziglar, said if your thinking is stinking, you need a check up from the neck up. And you know what? He was right!
Do you want it, the world, to look like when you blended the peas in the blender, forgot to put the lid on, and they flew all over the kitchen" WHIRLED PEAS. Nope, that was quite the mess to clean up.
WA people are masters or becoming masters of words, and how they affect people. We are looking to be friends with our audiences and find what we have in common. We also love on eachother. Love is the great lifter of souls. It encourages.
Have a great day being a blessing, giving a little bit of your good self away every chance you can make it a chance to give it away!
Love is never wasted.
Suzay
My dear, Auntie,
I live by the law of love
and love will always be
victorious.
So I am sending my
love to you more.
Catch it quick before
you lose it.
I love you!
Elizabeth
Like that very much! Like that very, very much! Thank you. I accept that wonderful gift of love.
;>) evol love (
Wonderful my dear WAuntie Suzay.
Have a peaceful night and restful
sleep.
I love you more!
Elizabeth
Eating some chocolate ice cream, before sleep. there is supposed to be a meteor shower coming in i think a little less than a week also. Love you awesome ElizzzZabeth zzzZ you later & Thank you!
Sleep tight my dear and
do not overeat, please.
Welcome and welcome.
Elizabeth
Mango Pistaciou Kulfi.
Peace and love always, Suzay.
You are very kind as always.
Paul.
Paul, you crack me up laughing! You also are a treat for the soul, friend!
Suzay
Cheers.
I scream, we all scream for ice cream.
Peace love and light.
Paul.
Yes, ice cream, I had left over ice cream, so I put it in a plastic ziplock bag. this week, I wanted it. so I cut a tiny hole in one corner and , just ate it from there, that was good.
Have a great evening Paul.
Suzay