No illness.... adjustment and saying goodbye!
Monkey and Liger were going through more than 'just an illness' with the sniffles!!
Neither of us had had such dramatic 'sniffles, out-pourings and wetness' for a long time, and despite all precautions (extra vitamins, minerals, immune boosters, etc) we had taken, we still 'came-down' with this 'cold'!
Interesting!
An upgrade, for sure, but something else....we were also in the process of grieving!
Yes, we were grieving....Liger's brother, 'passed-away' very suddenly, although it wasn't unexpected. He'd been hospitalized yet again, but "was recovering, and would be discharged soon" but suddenly 'left' in the middle of a conversation...talking to someone, and mid-sentence, he went. His time of departure had arrived....! And that was the end of an era.
His physical death had left Liger sad and he felt the loss acutely (still does!), even though the brothers weren't all that close. Anyhow, we were informed that the memorial-service would be held that same week and the family 'expected' Liger to attend, being the only living sibling.
Ah-well-no-fine, we had to decline because they all live 'up-there' in the wilds of Gauteng, and we are 'down-here' in Paradise without the necessary funds or means getting ourselves up there. Also we weren't feeling our best, the 'adjustment' having just begun.
Ahhhh, what puzzlement we caused when we declined...and that's putting it mildly! We have a very different 'take' on death and funerals anyway, but our view isn't understood by most...we're such oddities in their eyes.
Hm, needn't say any more...!
However, when the day came, we 'sat-in' on the funeral-proceedings right from where we were...sitting in our comfy-chairs at home! This was the very worst day of our 'upgrade'...both of us were feeling just too awful, weak and washed out!! No matter....we were exactly where we wanted to be...here AND there!
Both of us were meditating, thinking-of, remembering Liger's brother....a long white candle burning gently in front of us on the coffee table...all was peaceful and quiet!
I suddenly had an amusing vision/picture in my mind...I 'saw' Liger's brother sitting cross legged on top of his closed coffin. His elbows were on his knees, and his chin rested in the palms of his hands! He was watching the whole show with amusement!
He floated down and stood in front of his family who all sat together in the front row. He waved his hands in front of their faces and said....
"Hey, I'm here...right in front of you...I'm not that shell in that wooden box over there....hellooooo!"
When he realized he wasn't getting their attention, he returned to his sitting position on the coffin!
This was such an amusing picture that I started to chuckle!
I looked over to the burning candle...and suddenly the flame wobbled!
Not once, but 3X...and later once more when I said "goodbye" to Liger's brother!!
One could be cynical and say that some slight breeze from outside must have caused the flickering flame, but I 'felt' that it had been Liger's brother just saying that he was with us at that moment! Yes, it was a 'breeze'....it was his essence wafting over the flame...!
How precious, I thought!
Thanks for sharing my waffles!
I am so aware that everything is connected and even our adjustment and Liger's brother's transition have a connection.
Isn't life wonderful!
Bhakta-Anjana, 31 August 2014
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