i went to my first funeral today, and... that face-to-face confrontation with your own mortality hits hard.

ultimately, we all knew our fate from a young age, but once you mature and the experiences, and wisdom that you aquire that realisation just hits you like a freight train.

it really puts life into perspective and it's humbling too because i can be braggadocious in some nature, but f*** it really hits the point home of home of how transient and fragile our existence is and how much people stress over the most insignificant things.😪

i'm aware that you got to be strong and eventually accept it and move forward etc..,but I know in my heart i'm not gonna be prepared for the inevitable losses that will head my way 💔

the ceremony was just an overwhelming experience the only i got from it is they encouraged to sing-along to the chosen tracks, and they played 'Blackbird' by The Beatles.

So, if y'all familiar with the track Paul taps his foot throughout and i was replicating that as form of coping with the occasion because emotionally i couldn't cope i was shook to the core.

Only thing guaranteed in life is death

god damn you depressing ass nigga at least pay yo respects first

Sorry for your Loss OP

I say that to say cherish every moment you got

Also op talmbout his experience moreso than who was lost so I didn’t feel like it was necessary?

rip regardless

Sorry for you loss OP

But how old are you where you have never been to a funeral?

i didn't take it as a slight, or any disrespect because it's the truth and it's a fact that is challenging to confront and accept.

by this response I don't mean any disrespect towards you because your heart was in the right place and i appreciate that.

we're constantly bound and imprisoned by the present moment, and death just highlights how delicate and fragile this entire experience is and how often we take it for granted, ot stress over trivial matters and neglect the bigger picture it's like a trap in that way.

I think my first funeral was when I was like 10 and it was my uncle died in a motorcycle accident

Didn’t really know him but being into a room full of people crying just made me cry to

I’m very sorry for you op.
But I think that’s a sleeping emoji. Unless you’re saying the reminder of morality makes you sleepy which is a pretty great way of handling it all things considered!

that's must have been difficult like i'm pushing thirty well..28 in August and i had a difficult time, i really don't know how i would have dealt with it at an earlier stage.

Yep we all gonna die and it kind of sucks

i'm kinda tired and sleep, and a bit sad so it's an accurate representation of my current mood.

but shoutout to you for highlight it was a sleepy emoji because i wouldn't have known otherwise.

we gotta appreciate and cherish the good times brother it's gonna keep us going through this entire process 🙏 💯

That’s all that keeps me going 🙏🏾 blessings to you and your family man

Then I guess my post edit actually makes sense then

I am sorry to hear that. RIP

been to three funerals so it doesnt impact me as much at this point but you'll recognize The Smell anywhere from there on

the earlier you can accept death as a part of life the better you can deal with it later when real situations come in

The f*** kinda of funeral you been to

I have been to too many funerals

Posting like ktt listens to Skynyrd

The birds fly with no anxiety

Life is an indescribable vessel expanding into an unknown direction for an unknown reason

Even though everyone dies, I feel like we will all be okay in the end

we all will forever exist in a form that we cannot imagine

Great post, Death thread should be stickied imo

Personally I've always found funerals a positive experience, still very sad nonetheless but good memories were shared and family/friends came together with different perspectives of how the loved one had a positive impact on their lives. eg. to speak to old school friends of a family member who passed, with different stories can be an amazing to hear and really add new layers to your memory of them