Take Your Time

“Take your time.”

Sana all.

You have yet to finish your sales presentation. Bills must be paid and obligations settled. Ilang minuto na lang at time’s up na sa exam. “Take your time.”

Saving grace. Mercy in the midst of a pending crisis. “Take your time.”

Yet, in truth, living does not really afford us that much. Deadlines must be met. Ready or not, we face the music. Finished or not finished, (surely you know what comes next!) we pass our papers.

But dying… dying is different. It should be, at least for us who are left behind. After all, the unbearable burden to live even when dying inside falls upon us.

You know how the world seems unfair when it carries on even after our world has ceased to exist? After hearing the heartbreaking news—”wala na siya”—and our time stands still, how can the world not respect the pain that we feel?

Grieving does that to us.

To continue breathing even when we feel like dying because of the death of a loved one is one of the most painful experiences in life. We grieve for the life of our past, the pain in our present, and the longing for our future.

Grieving is personal. Why we grieve, how we grieve, and how long we grieve is between us and the departed.

So… take your time.

Allow yourself to grieve. Plan for the funeral. Hold a program honoring the dead. Mag-imbita ng mga kapamilya at kaibigan at ipagdiwang ang mayamang buhay ng namayapa. Magdamayan. Magpatawaran.

Or, just simply stand by their casket, cry silent tears, talk to them in the recesses of your heart. But grieve, in your own way. Grieve, at your own pace.

Allow yourself the place to grieve. Designate the best place at your home for the funeral, or rent a chapel or a funeral home.

Then lay them to rest in a solitary place, in a columbarium of calm and rest, or at their most favorite place at home.

Grieve at your most personal and intimate place. For even though grieving may not last a lifetime, it does not always come short. And when longing tempts you to succumb and the pang of death scares you, grieving is your way out.

For grieving is not surrender. Hindi porke’t lumuha, ibig sabihin ikaw ay mahina.

On the contrary, grieving is gathering the strength to carry on with living. It is in grieving that you will find the courage to brave life even without the felt presence of your dearly departed loved one.

So, allow yourself the time and place to grieve.

Kanlungan Columbary, Chapels, and Crematory extends a hand to you on this. We provide a space where you can take your time honoring your loved one’s memory, and find solace in the embrace of those who understand the depths of grief.

Because here, “take your time” is not just a phrase—it’s a guiding principle that we hold dear. Discover a place where time stands still, allowing you the space to navigate grief on your terms.

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