Celebrating the life of a broken heart I see. People light Japanese lanterns every year to let go of the past. Well I guess what I am not Japanese. Hahha yeah ironic to come from a person who lost a loved one to a ticking clock.
It’s supposed to help with grieving they say. But how can one forget a part of themselves.
Maybe it will help with forgetting the pain for one or two days. But how can one cope with the empty dark void of space.
How does lighting a dame lantern make me any closer to a person locked in a grave? How I can never hear a voice nor feel there presence?
How does it still after lighting the god dame lantern burn my eyes till they are flooded with tears?
How will it stop me from repeating the memories in my mind. How will it ??? I demand to know!!! I have paid the price for this lantern but why won’t it show it’s magic.
Because it doesn’t. Men are cowards and there cowardly ways to respect life. Probably the only day a man gets respect is the day he dies. No matter how much he works his ass off no one will notice the pain behind that smile. No hard feelings but this this the truth mate!! He wants to hear all the nice things you say to him when he is actually alive and breathing. Not when he is nothing but a stone cold dead boby in a wooden box .
In these words lies my dark humor of bitter truth. I pity this man kind and little by little I forget to be one. Dead people always receive more flowers than the ones who are alive, because regret is greater than gratitude.
Remember everyone is fighting their own battles be kind and humble. Some kind words can make someone’s bad day a little brighter…
WE ARE ALL COPING TO LIVE WITH DEATH,REGRET AND PAIN…. Nothing ever comes back but our memories… MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT….. WE MIGHT NEVER KNOW WHAT OUR LAST WORDS MIGHT BE
© G V Raghavasree
Desert flower 
😭😭😭😭 it is so touching and cent % true ….🌼
High five 😊
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Thankyou so much Nimish. Glad you felt the emotion in this blog.
High Five friend 🙂
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Dear boss are you on instagram ??
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Yes I am man
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I will ask ur user name when I will make one and will follow you😊
No need to follow back …U r senior and my boss😄😂😂🌼
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HAHHAH sure. No need for senior and junior formality. Do let me know pal 🙂
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It’s very well written, Raghavasree…deep words…quite true…just like the dead person gets more flower than the alive…well expressed ✨
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Thankyou so much Navin. Good to see you picked up on my favorite line
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You’re welcome Raghavasree….people should really think of what you’ve written
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Thank you so much Navin. Your words made my day😊
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You’re welcome, Raghavasree 😊✨
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Couldn’t agree any more… I too don’t understand why people spend so much money and time which they didn’t spend while they were alive..just an exhibition of cooked up emotions ..!!
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Exactly dear. You hit the heart of this this blog. Thankyou so much for our considerate thoughts:)
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“Regret is greater than gratitude” so poignant, great post thank you for sharing 👌😊
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Thankyou so much Kellie. The pleasure is all mine
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ooooof.
Could you please clarify what you mean by this line?
also: I think you mean to write: “In these words lies…” rather than “this”
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Hi there Ben. Good to see you that you are always on look out to advise me. Appreciate it.
THis is the line I wrote
“Hahha yeah ironic to come from a person who lost a loved one to a ticking clock”
Well the meaning behind writing this is that there time waits for no man even on death bed.
THankyou for droppping by. Good day
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Deep thoughts I had to take with deep breaths.
It’s true, mankind has mastered the act of showing most gratitude at the time of death. But the question is, how can we change this mentality?
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Thank you so much Emmanuel for dropping by with your thoughts.
Yes it’s saddening that man is changing his ways. All that we can do is create awareness and bring up the next generation so that they won’t be a prey to this fast life and won’t forget to know the vaules and morals of humanity
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You’re very welcome. I really like how you think.
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Hahha you are kind my friend😇
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You’re welcome.
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🙂
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Beautifully written.
Yes the void can never be filled by burning any lantern.
Those who are gone never return but they leave a part of them in us.Thats what keeps us all going.
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Thank you so much. Means a lot 😇
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I don’t think we can ever forget or move on from losing someone that helped shape who we are. Loved this post (especially that last statement) ❤️
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Yes it’s hard to move on from someone we are emotional attached to. Glad that you liked it. Means a lot. Good day😊
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You’re welcome! Have a good day too!!
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🙂
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This indeed hit me hard – “Regret is greater than gratitude”. This is wisdom right here. We shouldn’t celebrate the loss more than we do when they are present. 💯
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Thankyou so much. It means a lot that you have hit the target of my message. Have a blessed day😊
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Those words sound painful to hear. You’re right. Men’s sufferings stay hidden sometimes since they express less. But I request you to move on. No matter how hard it is, Life goes on. I wish you to receive mental peace eventually.
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Thank you so much for dropping by with your kind words. I have written this to spread a message that the death receive more flowers out of regret over gratitude. We humans forget to value our morals in the so called fast life of virtual world.
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Yeah. That’s true. Hope this scenario changes someday
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Hopefully it will some day
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Very true… Every life matters… Every moment counts…
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Thankyou for your kind words and taking time to read my work 🙂
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No one is ever truly gone as long as there are those who keep them alive in their memories. Be well!
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Yes that’s true. But its the bitter truth to accept take time. Have a great day
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Interestingly, the picture you show is of Petra Jordan and the lanterns are really paper bags with candles in them that stretch the whole 2 km you walk to get to the Treasury (pictured here) It is a tour held only in the summer and it is other-worldy and unforgettable:)
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WOW I didn’t know. I googled it. It looks amazing. I learnt something today. Thank you for taking time to drop by:)
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“Dead men receive more flowers than those alive”. Thats quite sad when you really think about it. And about this “People light Japanese lanterns every year to let go of the past.”.. Didn’t know that. I’ll probably borrow that but with candles.
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Yes it’s the sad truth. Thank you so much for taking time to read it dear.
Hope you have a great day😊
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