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Visit with the Dead

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When I was a girl, my grandmother and I would walk through churchyards and talk about the people beneath the stones. We never knew them but we learnt their names and how long their presence graced the earth. I like to visit the dead. My husband was feeling a bit down this evening so I suggested a walk through the park to our parish church (his response: “good idea, graveyards make me happy” – obviously, we are suited). Usually, I happily work out the days of the dead. I want to high-five the ones that made it into old age and had a good innings. But I’m increasingly saddened by the young deaths. Tonight there were twins that had the same birth and death date. Young adults laid to rest by parents. Babies, toddlers and children. We are all privileged to be here, to have made it this far. We have no idea when death will come knocking for us so let’s live a little harder, love a little longer and make it all count.

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