FUNERAL READINGS: Choose a Reading

Stepping into the Unknown

A thousand thousand years
And nobody knows

When somebody dies
What happens?
What do we believe?
What our parents told us?
What we learned at school?
What they say on the box?
Nobody knows
Or do they?

When I speak
Can you explain why?
Why do I speak?
Should I speak now?
A thousand thousand years
And does anybody know
Anything?

But then I read these words
These words in front of me
They say
“All is well”
They say
“Have no fear”
But why say this?

And if that isn’t enough
Here are more words
They say
“There is no death”
They say
“Life is an illusion”
They say
“Be brave
And discover…
There’s nothing won
And nothing lost
Be brave
Step into the unknown
Then you will taste life
Then you will master mystery
Then you will love the world
And the world will love you.”

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