A Death Notice and A Wedding – Celebrating Transitions
Cindy emailed us and informed us that Alicia has passed peacefully this morning. It’s Earth Day. It’s fitting that she passed today. We prayed for her yesterday at Art for Recovery and shared our memories of her. Her existence has touched many people’s lives.
Later on, a good college friend of mine, LB, shared good news that she is getting married next Tuesday. I’m really happy for her. She’s gone through some rough times in her life, but she is always very resilient and has a burst of energy and fire. I wish her love and happiness in the years to come. I hope that her resilience will guide her through future challenges having a family of her own. Marriages is not an easy thing. I admire people who have the courage and wisdom to go through life and grow old together.
Today seems like an interesting binary – death and wedding. In Chinese culture, we call wedding, Red event, and funeral, Black event. We spend a lot of money on them. Both are transitions, leaving one kind of life behind to a new. It takes a lot of courage for both transitions.
April 22 2010 05:33 pm | Diary