JULY 27, 2023 | 2 MIN READ
When it’s time to face the inevitable, and the time to say goodbye to a loved one comes, what do we do?
Madalas nating iwasan ang ganitong usapan. The fact is we all want to talk about how to live, but seldom do we talk about death.
A Love that Lasts Forever:
THE ROLE OF COLUMBARIUM IN PRESERVING MEMORIES
JULY 27, 2023 | 2 MIN READ
When it’s time to face the inevitable, and the time to say goodbye to a loved one comes, what do we do?
Madalas nating iwasan ang ganitong usapan. The fact is we all want to talk about how to live, but seldom do we talk about death.
But as surely as living is part of the cycle of life, so is dying. Sa ayaw natin at sa gusto, darating ang oras ng pamamaalam… O, dapat nga ba talagang mamaalam?
Ang sabi kasi ng iba, “Love is felt most when it’s leaving.” But does true love really leave? Must we really say goodbye to the people we love? In the face of death, we must say goodbye to their bodies but not to their memories. Never to their memories…
BECAUSE THEIR MEMORIES ARE OUR MEMORIES.
When a person we love dies, a part of us does, too, BUT IF, and only if, we forget about them. That’s why we labor to keep our memories with them. Parang photo album, digital man o physical, na babalik-balikan para alalahanin ang nakaraan.
Upang maging sa gitna ng pagluha, may sisilip na ngiti sa ating mga labi dahil maaalala natin ang mga panahong kasama pa natin ang mga yumao nating mahal sa buhay.
FOR SUCH AN INTIMATE MOMENT, WE NEED TO PREPARE ONE HALLOWED PLACE.
Isang tahimik, payapa, at maayos na tagpuan. A perfect place for such a solemn encounter. A columbarium.
Away from the hustle and bustle of a cemetery, a columbarium provides a place where we can solemnly pray, spill our hearts to our loved ones, and reminisce our times together. It’s a place where we honor our loved ones and our memories with them.
AND THERE, WITH THEM, WE FIND THE PEACE AND STRENGTH TO CONTINUE LIVING.
Magulo at maingay na ang mundo sa labas. Sa loob ng kolumbaryo (columbarium), sa piling ng mga namayapa nating mahal sa buhay, makikita natin ang katahimikan at kapayapaang magbibigay sa atin ng kalakasang magpatuloy.
After all, we can only truly live if we have come to peace with death—the death of those whom we love… and when the time comes, our death.
Therefore, we ought to prepare for what we can prepare for and ease our loved ones to that which is inevitable.
As you look for a special final resting place for your loved ones, Kanlungan Columbary, Chapels, and Crematory welcomes you. We offer beautifully designed columbarium vaults and invite you to create a lasting tribute to the extraordinary lives of your loved ones.
Invest in a columbarium vault today.
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Karen is a writer for Kanlungan Columbary, Chapels, and Crematory. She perceives living and dying as closely interconnected and inevitable parts of life and tries, through her writing, to help the living prepare for death and the bereaved to cope with it.
A certified BTS fan (aka ARMY), Karen also uses the band’s message on living and dealing with losses in her think pieces.
