My name is Li Ming, and I am a resident of this community and a neighbor of Aunt Zhu for many years. Aunt Zhu is a warm and cheerful person, and often shares her food with everyone, and we all like her very much. The morning before yesterday, I heard mourning music coming from the community, and my heart sank, knowing that Aunt Zhu was gone.
To be honest, my heart was full of doubts at the time. In our traditional concept, the death of a loved one usually triggers deep sadness and crying, especially for a loved one with deep affection, it should be crying to death. However, at Aunt Zhu's funeral, her children all looked very calm, and could even be said to be expressionless. This confused me and made me think deeply about human nature.
I decided to dig into it. I found Aunt Zhu's eldest son, Zhang Tao, who is a mild-mannered middle-aged man. I asked him, "Aunt Zhu is gone, why don't you cry?"He was silent for a while, and then said, "Actually, we have long known that my mother's illness has reached an advanced stage, and we have been trying our best to make her live a more comfortable and dignified life." ”
It turned out that Aunt Zhu was diagnosed with a terminal illness half a year ago. After consulting with her children, she decided not to undergo painful chemotherapy and instead chose to spend the rest of her life at home. They respected Aunt Zhu's decision and tried to make her as happy as possible.
We know that my mother wants her death to be peaceful and peaceful," Zhang Tao continued, "so we didn't cry when she left, because we wanted her to go painlessly, and we also wanted her to know that we would not feel sorry for her." ”
Hearing this, I understood that the reason why Aunt Zhu's children did not cry was because they expressed their deep love and respect for their mother in their own way. They know that birth, old age, sickness and death are natural laws, and it is better to let their mother suffer in peace than to let her suffer in illness. They chose to respect their mother's decision, but also the choice of life.
I was deeply touched by this incident. I realized that sometimes we are overly pessimistic and sad about death, but in reality, the loss of life is not necessarily painful. If we can face the loss of our loved ones with understanding and respect, as Aunt Zhu's children did, perhaps we can find a calmer and more meaningful way to remember them.
At the same time, I also see the lack of death education in our society. In our traditional culture, death is often seen as an unlucky topic, and people are reluctant to talk about it, let alone educate children about it. However, it is precisely this lack of education that causes us to be overwhelmed and even have some inappropriate reactions when facing the death of a loved one.
Therefore, I think we should pay attention to death education so that people can understand the nature of life and the meaning of death. Only in this way can we face the death of our loved ones more calmly and understand the value of life more deeply.
Finally, I would like to say that life is precious, and everyone should cherish and respect life. At the same time, we must also learn to face death and learn to draw strength and wisdom from it. Only in this way can we live better and better pursue our dreams and values.