Thought for today:
"Never say die! Many of us who have lost loved ones, particularly parents, secure comfort many years after the person has passed away by being constantly aware of their spiritual presence in our lives. When we die, there is never a time when all that we were and are die with us. Our faith lives on in those loved ones we leave behind, as do some of our precious objects of life that become comforting memories for those still alive. Our mannerisms and traits still live on in those who were closest to us; the way we spoke, stood, walked, gestured or even drank a cup of tea. All of these things remain to ensure that we will never be forgotten and will still influence the living when we no longer breathe. And even as future generations pass, our one-time image will still persist in showing itself anew as our genetic likeness suddenly crops up again in both face and mannerisms within our ancestral offspring. Our present-day face will be accurately mirrored in the face of some future distant cousin, great nephew or grandchild. So take comfort in the knowledge that though we may die, we always live on in one form or another, and all we are will never die whilst the genetic line continues. Long live the Fordes!" William Forde: October 10th, 2013.
"Never say die! Many of us who have lost loved ones, particularly parents, secure comfort many years after the person has passed away by being constantly aware of their spiritual presence in our lives. When we die, there is never a time when all that we were and are die with us. Our faith lives on in those loved ones we leave behind, as do some of our precious objects of life that become comforting memories for those still alive. Our mannerisms and traits still live on in those who were closest to us; the way we spoke, stood, walked, gestured or even drank a cup of tea. All of these things remain to ensure that we will never be forgotten and will still influence the living when we no longer breathe. And even as future generations pass, our one-time image will still persist in showing itself anew as our genetic likeness suddenly crops up again in both face and mannerisms within our ancestral offspring. Our present-day face will be accurately mirrored in the face of some future distant cousin, great nephew or grandchild. So take comfort in the knowledge that though we may die, we always live on in one form or another, and all we are will never die whilst the genetic line continues. Long live the Fordes!" William Forde: October 10th, 2013.
