This method very cost effective and efficient!
In India, this type two-in-one. Sometimes, wives are forced to jump in with their dead husbands.
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In India, this type two-in-one. Sometimes, wives are forced to jump in with their dead husbands.
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http://sg.news.yahoo.com/common-regrets-dying-133819062.html
.Most Common Regrets of the Dying
MensXP.com – Tue, Aug 21, 2012.
What will be going through our minds when we are on our deathbed?
Will we regret that we didn’t make enough money, or will we regret we didn’t buy enough cars, or the fact that we could only purchase two flats in our lifetime? We don’t really think about these things; that we will get to it when the time comes. What’s the rush? Remember the movie
Bucket List' starring Morgan Freeman (as Carter) and Jack Nicholson (as Edward)? It’s a story about two aging men both diagnosed with terminal cancer. When Carter finds out that he only has a year to live, he discards the bucket list he has been making: a list of things he wants to accomplish before he dies – what our own Vinay Pathak does in ‘Dasvidaniya’. Edward upon finding the list, not only encourages Carter to get those things done, but also adds a few of his own. By the end, both men have achieved what they set out to achieve and die a happy death, with a smile on their faces, a look of content.
That’s how all of us should hope to leave this planet: happy, and without regrets, knowing in our hearts that we gave it our all, that we would rather live this life than any other. Let’s have a look at some of the most common regrets people on their deathbeds have, and try and re-evaluate our own lives:
I could have been a little braver:
People live most of their lives afraid of society, afraid of failure, afraid of their own families and end up living a life that is unfulfilling. “What will the neighbours think if I became a writer?” What will they say if I study Arts instead of Engineering?” We live our entire lives based on these irrational expectations of others. We end up living for them more than ourselves.
If you don’t want to get married, don’t. If you want to pursue Egyptology and not Marine Biology, do it. If something makes you happy, do it.
I should have been a little easy on myself
All those who think their work is their life, pull back a little before it’s too late. Clocking 60 hours every week will bring you money and promotions perhaps, but it won’t keep you healthy for long. Relax. Give life a chance. Go to that Italian restaurant you’ve wanted to go to and have a meal in peace, get yourself a drink. Chill a little.
Recently, I decided to go to my cousin’s place on foot instead of taking my bike and I was amazed by the sights I witnessed. I saw trees after trees inhabited by colonies of fruit bats with orange whisker-like things around their mouth, and that peculiar smell in the air. Some were hanging upside down, their bodies covered with leathery wings, like they were dressed in trench coats, while some had their wings spread out. Few were flying right above my head, some as big as a full-grown eagle. I walked further down, towards a bridge and I saw tiny fountains of water spurting along the edges. I walked a little closer and figured there were no fountains but perhaps smoke billowing from somewhere. When I got really close I realised those were huge swarms of mosquitoes, buzzing about in the sky, in their own gangs. Let me tell you that was one of the most enjoyable walks I’ve had in a long time. I was glad I did it.
Let’s start doing what our heart tells us to. If you have the money to go on that dream vacation, do it. You can save up again. Take those opportunities. Become braver. Live your dreams. You don’t want to be nearing death and regret not doing things you could have.
I should been more open
We’ve heard this one too often and yet we don’t act on it: Be open. Don’t bottle up your emotions. If you feel strongly about someone, go and tell them. What’s the maximum that will happen? They will say, No. Big deal. But it is so much more better than not having opened your mouth.
I met this girl recently and we connected on so many levels. It was magical. Only rarely does it happen that you meet people who you feel so drawn to. She was an out- of-towner, in my city on some business. We met twice while she was here and on the second “date” or meeting I told her I liked her very much. She smiled and said, “I’m glad you didn’t play any games and came straight to the point.” She said she liked me too. I was ecstatic, and glad that this was happening. Glad that I came out and said what I felt, instead of saying things online or over the phone.
This applies not only to someone you like, but also your family and friends. Keep them close.
I could have been little less petty
We all have egos. We all fight over little things, severe ties over them sometimes. Little things that when you look back seems so trivial and petty, you feel ashamed to have taken those things seriously. Like when you beat up that guy on the bicycle because he accidentally scratched your car and left him on the road bleeding; the fight you picked up with the folks living upstairs because their maid threw bird feed on your sun shade; the argument you had with a friend, because as a joke, he pulled your chair just when you were about to sit and didn’t speak to him throughout high school.
Learn to be more patient, control your temper, just let go. Don’t get worked up unnecessarily, it’s just not worth it.
I could have been more spontaneous
Plans are good, but if you look back the things you enjoy the most are the ones that are done on the spur of the moment: like going for a chai and cream roll at 3 in the morning; or going for a movie and then deciding to watch another one; waking up and deciding to go for a road trip; coming home early and whipping up a meal for your loved ones instead of getting a take-out; at a wedding, jumping on to the dance floor instead of worrying about people laughing at you.
Become more spontaneous, impulsive. Go get that tattoo you’ve been wanting to get; throw everything into a backpack and get out of the house; get on stage and make a fool of yourself at a karaoke competition. Stop restricting yourself.
I could have helped a lot more peoplz
I saw a kid begging recently near the railway station. He came up to me and with puppy eyes asked for one rupee. I said, “Will you eat something?” and he nodded his head. I brought him a plate of bhelpuri from a nearby stall and smiled when he attacked it hungrily. Just watching him eat gave me immense pleasure.
Give money to the needy whenever you can; go read a story at an orphanage; share an evening with folks at an old age home.
Spend some time doing things for others; it could be anything- something as small as doing grocery shopping for your mum, or running errands for your dad. There isn’t a nobler deed than that.
What are the things that you want to accomplish before you die? Do you have any regrets so far? If yes, fix them while you still have the time.
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There's nothing to regret. We didn't ask to be born, and when it's time to go, we should without thinking too much.
People make too much fuss about life and death.
Sometimes it makes me laugh when someone says that he was "shocked to hear about the death of his 85 year old acquaintance".
So what age would he not be shocked? 105?
Different strokes for different folks. Some people are turned on by death and fascinated by morbid stuff.
If you promise to leave me your inheritance, I will help to cremate you, burn you a new bicycle every year and if you lack cycling buddies, I will burn a few handsome paper men to accompany you
i don't and never will have any inheritance. my family makes sure of that
i have silence money which they will use legal means to recover before i die so nothing to give
read my affidavit and see what it is.. one word of whatever : NEVER have children if you cannot accept when your child does not turn out to be a success
btw, does anyone reading this have a copy my father's obituary from ST in which my sister's wife is listed as an in=law?
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Do a rehearsal, iron out the creases and it shall be just fine when the real one comes along.
Funerals tend to be very sombre and solemn affairs, with the occasional wailing by someone.
Watch the person wailing the loudest carefully, he tends to be the one who treated the deceased the worst when the latter was alive.
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Singapore Casket was founded by John Hochstadt, a Eurasian of German heritage. His son was Herman Hochstadt, one of the pioneer batch of solid perm sec that help SIngapore. He worked for old Hon Sui Sen, GKS and help start NOL. The staff including the morticians were Eurasians. They brought dignity to a solemn service and were known to charge a reasonable fee. This was the founder believe to serve society and his son and daughter were both civil servants. JH stayed in an old bungalow in Katong until his death. Just before his death the company was sold.
And what would be your regret? Leaving that shithole?
Think maybe like me. Biggest regret is no chance to taste Mee Siam Mai Hum.
NTUC casket is alright. Can claim link points some more.
In China, at least some parts of it, it is actually celebrated with singers, feasting and even fireworks, not kidding. People play cards, mahjong etc to keep the deceased company and to help the family cope.
A serious question, what is the SOP if one finds a relative who has passed on
Do you have to call the police, ambulance or a company like Spore casket
Many don't want to think about a death in the family & never plan for it. However it's inevitable & we will eventually have to make arrangements for the sad day:(
Leave everything to the undertaker. It is the job of the undertaker to arrange and advise.
Yes, the state will take care of everything but most likely will be donated as a cadaver to the Medical Faculty. You can also opt to donate yr body as a cadaver anytime before you die. This way, no funeral needed.
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