清明

Monday, 17 April, 2006
散文, 中文部落格, General | 笔者: Earthtone

上星期六去扫墓。先到光明山拜祭家翁,再到万里骨灰置放处拜祭外公。

外公过世5年了,根据我的信仰应该投抬转世去了。扫墓是一种仪式吧,通过一个举动去记取怀念我们的过去,有饮水思源的作用。在忙碌的生活里找一个空间, 去对过去曾经对我们好的长辈表示感谢。心存感谢才会对生活所有事物珍惜, 也让人时时记得做人要谦卑。

不是迷信,但每次在外公墳前,一闭上眼,就觉得一股很强烈的感觉,说不上是什么。就只是感觉。yeeee~~~~~

对于外公总觉得有一点亏歉。那年我们都为生活和应付外婆的病,精神透支,没法好好照顾他。他有一部分是郁闷而终的。愧对已亡的亲人是很难过的事,虽然当时我们也真的不得已。

拜祭完毕,很鸡婆的跑去问黄金辉总统的墓在哪里。

当找到的时候,感觉相当震撼。

他的骨灰是跟人民放在一起的。在象鸽子笼的骨灰置放处,在平民百姓之间很不显眼。上面有张他微倚坐在靠被椅,看起来精神亦亦,面带微笑,十分平易近人的相片。上面写着"新加坡第四任总统"怪威风的。心里不禁对这位老人肃然起敬。成就那么大,地位那么高,他的心却是贴着平民的,一直到死还是如此。

墓碑上也留了一句他的遗言:”We came with nothing on our backs, we will leave with nothing on our backs” (生不带来,死不带去。)

扫墓的意义不容忽视。



13 回复

  1. Earthtone 回复于 17 Apr 2006 8:23 pm |

    My blogger down, I cype already cannot save, so come here and parking. :etoops:

  2. Twinsmom 回复于 17 Apr 2006 8:59 pm |

    wah then, I wish Blogger always down (on your site only) LOL…

    还记得阿公回来差不多一个星期,除了我们小的时候,他好像没有在这里逗留这么久。回去没多久他就走了。

    我有时会想阿公投胎哪里去了。

  3. potentialmom aka milly 回复于 17 Apr 2006 10:09 pm |

    wahhhh…. 投胎, how u noe aredi 投胎 liao ornot o?? how to see 1???

  4. egghead 回复于 18 Apr 2006 7:10 am |

    LOL at milly’s comment!!

  5. Blogie-Talkie 回复于 18 Apr 2006 7:45 am |

    hm…..
    一定是個好幸福的美滿的大家庭。
    可能皇家成員!
    我是這樣想我媽媽!

  6. Blogie-Talkie 回复于 18 Apr 2006 7:52 am |

    Earthtone,
    saw your latest blog pictures, you look familiar ler.. Your sister told me, you are from Taman Petaling?// Ya??

  7. Earthtone 回复于 18 Apr 2006 9:02 am |

    Blogie, yes..erm..when I was 4-5 years old. heehee..me common face lah, maybe you saw the sell wanton mee ah soh izzit?

    hope all the gone souls go to better places..

    milly, to find out, you cut an apple at 12 midnight in front of the mirror and ask the question. It works!

    twinsmom…he came back two weeks then go liao… :~(

  8. Blogie-Talkie 回复于 18 Apr 2006 9:25 am |

    Opps! my mistake.

  9. Allyfeel 回复于 18 Apr 2006 11:39 am |

    yalor…it’s been a while since I last go
    扫墓. Eversince married, I don’t go back to my girl side for 扫墓.

    THe slide thing quite nice ler.

  10. zara's mama 回复于 18 Apr 2006 3:22 pm |

    How come your slide thing only appear when click on your post to leave comment.. but if not.. can’t see?

  11. Twinsmom 回复于 18 Apr 2006 5:12 pm |

    Zara’s mama, hehehe…. I don’t want so many things on my main pages to distract the post mah.

  12. shiaulin 回复于 19 Apr 2006 1:29 am |

    Et, 你是佛教徒?净宗修净土?

  13. Earthtone 回复于 19 Apr 2006 12:52 pm |

    shiaulin, I’m more inclined to buddhism, but not very devout..so how you say? Like 净宗修净土 I dun understand. :etoops:

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