We can't understand the day without experiencing the night. We cannot know the depths of joy without feeling sorrow. We can't have life without death.
Happy Day of the Dead!
My whole perspective on this holiday has changed after my time in Mexico. In general, our culture views death as negative, but is that necessarily true? It is part of the natural process... One's view of death is typically dependent upon one's belief, or lack thereof, of an afterlife or God. But no matter our belief system, can't we spend a day celebrating a life? The Day of the Dead is not about the dead person, but an honoring and a remembering and a celebration of their life.
So celebrate! Celebrate the life of someone you loved! AND celebrate the life of someone who you are blessed enough to still have in your life...
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