All Souls' Day

All Souls Day

Today is the day (or Monday when November 2nd falls on a Sunday) to honor those that have lived before and do so no longer. Light your candle today even if you have on All Hallow’s Eve. Remember the dead. Talk about them to someone. As long as they are spoken of, they will remain alive, at least in the minds of those who knew and loved them.

It’s fallen out of fashion to visit gravesites. Body boxes returning from the Iraqi War are not allowed to be shown (in this country of freedom) on TV or newspapers. But cemeteries were once gathering places to have picnics and family get-togethers. They were landscaped with beautiful trees and bushes for all to enjoy. The cemetery was also an open space for the city person to visit for peace and serenity.

Now if you see someone at the cemetery, they’re probably genealogists seeking information for the family archives. It’s a great place for learning. Tombstones reveal facts and sometimes fancies about the dearly departed buried there. And about the person who paid to honor them.

Light a candle today. Honor someone in hope that someday you will be honored for the time and good you gave to the world.