HADES SAID:
"Nothing is more beautiful than death."
(From The Clash Of The Titans).
OUR DEAD ARE NEVER DEAD TO US, UNTIL WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THEM.
(Quote of George Eliot)
ECCLESIASTES 12:7
And the dust returns to the earth as it was and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Time is an abyss, profound as a thousand nights, centuries come and go, to be unable to grow old is terrible. That is not the worst. There are things more terrible than that. Can you imagine enduring centuries experiencing the same futilities each day? - From Nosferatu the Vampyre with Klause Kinski as Count Dracula.
Voltair said:
To the living we owe respect.
To the dead we owe the truth.
ISLAMIC QUOTE
To the world, you may be a billionare, a celebrity, or an icon, but to the angel of death, you are just another name on the list.
This is the only post you will find on my website that I did not create myself. I thought I had to add it because it expresses my belief about death perfectly. I just hope that the creators of this video do not ban it from remaining on my humble website.
Sylvia Plath said:
It may be that we find ourselves wanting everything when we get dangerously close to wanting nothing.
Cheated death again last week
Sky and clouds passing by
Until the landing on a road
Return to pain...
Death is certain
But can be held off
Take care, be strong
Persevere when death looms.
MAC
This is the grave site of Elisabeth Alexandrovna de Demidoff. She was Baronne de Strogonoff, born in Saint Petersborg Russia in 1779 and she died in Paris in 1818. Hers is one of the largest tomb monuments in Père Lachaise Cemetery. There is at least one story about this mausoleum being haunted by the spirit of the aristocrat. The story can be found in a book called "That's Paris" by various authors. It is an anthology of Paris related stories and the story that tells about this grave site is called "Le Chemin de Dragon" by Didier Quémener.
From The Stoics:
Day to day we distance ourselves from death thinking that it happens to others or to us and family far into the future. But the fact is that death is at our shoulders every day. It is an ever present fact of life. Today can easily be our last.
Erich Fromm said:
"To die is poignantly bitter,
but the idea of having to die
without having lived
Is unbearable."
THE STOICS ON DEATH
Death is a reminder of the value of life. Death is a natural succession to life. Seneca wrote:
"The act of dying is equal in all, death has no degrees of greater or less, for it has the same limit in all instances, the finishing of life.
Also in Père Lachaise Cemetery is the grave site of Prince of Valache (Wallachia). Ghoerges Bibescu and his wife Princess Maria. He was born in Romania 1804 and died in Paris 1873.
Also in Père Lachaise Cemetery is this monument for those who died defending Belfort during the Franco - Prussian war in 1870-1871.
Egyptian coffin on display at the NYC Museum of Natural History.
Here is an empty Egyptian coffin that can be seen at the NYC Museum of Natural History.
I do not know how the American Museum of Natural History NYC acquired so many Egyptian coffins but there are a great many in the collection here.
Roger Zalazny said:
"Death is the only God who comes when you call him."
This grave site can be seen near one of the entrances of Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
I spoke of General Foy on the Paris Page of this web site. This gravesite is in Père Lachaise Cemetery. He was a military commander under Napoleon Bonaparte I.
PSALM 115;17
The dead do not praise the Lord nor do any who go down in silence.
In the Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 verse 27, it is written: "Death is certain for one who has been born and rebirth is inevitable for one who has died. Therefore, you should not lament over the inevitable.
BUDDHIST QUOTE:
Living wisely is a means of avoiding regrets. Even death is not to be feared by those who live wisely.
Mary Catheren Bateson said:
The timing of death at the end of a story gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.
Constance André Say lived from 1816 to 1871. He was the son of Louis Auguste Horace Say who lived from 1774-1840 and HE was the son of Jean Etienne Say who lived from 1739 - 1806. Jean Baptist Say, the brother of Constance Say, was an economist and businessman who adhered to the French Liberal School of political economics.
THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) SAID:
If the day of Judgement erupts while you are planting a tree, carry on and plant it.
SURAH AL ANBIYA VERSE 35:
Every self will be tasting of death. And We try you with evil and with good as a temptation then to Us you will be returned.
Día De Los Muertos is The Day Of The Dead.
On this day, those loved ones who have passed away are remembered with altars, flowers, traditional food, candles, and extensve family bonding. It is celebrated throughout Latin America. Altars will have photos of saints and the deceased family members and flowers with candles. Food offerings will also be included. These are called ofrendas. I think plastic, wooden, or ceramic skulls are also included. For sure, bread that is shaped into skulls or skeletons are ofted included. Here is a photo of such a skull:
Hispanic Heritage Month lasts from the second half of September through the first half of October and in the midst of this time is All Souls' Day and Dia De Los Muertos.
Dexter Morgan of the television show "Dexter" said:
There are few milestones in our life that evoke a stronger response than our final act - Death.
Mr. Wright said:
"You think you have years left with someone; all the time in the world, and all of a sudden, you don't." 🤔
THESE ALTARS TO THE DEAD ARE KNOWN AS OFRENDAS SINCE THEY ARE OFFERING GIFTS FOR ANCESTORS WHO MAY RETURN TO THE LIVING DURING THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVITIES. THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF EARTH, WATER, AIR, AND FIRE SHOULD ALL BE INCLUDED ON THE ALTARS. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE CALAVERAS WHICH ARE THE SKULLS. THE NAME OF THE ANCESTER MAY BE INSCRIBED ON THE FOREHEAD OF THE SKULLS. PAN DE MUERTO WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THE ALTAR FOR WHILE AND THEN CAN BE EATEN. IT IS A BREAD THAT WILL VARY IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE LATIN WORLD. CALACAS ARE THE SKELETONS THAT ARE UBUQITIOUS THROUGHOUT DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATIONS. THEY ARE DEATH PERSONIFIED. I WOULD STAY CLEAR OF THEM AND GIVE THEM DUE RESPECT.
AND HERE IS THE SECOND PABLO PICASSO.
THE TITLE OF THE PAINTING WAS CUT OFF A BIT BECAUSE OF MY AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. THE FULL TITLE IS ÉTRETAT LA VOILE ROUGE.
I ALSO FOUND A GEORGIA O'KEEFFE PAINTING AT PORTLAND ART MUSEUM.
