A Cemetery Observed

In my opinion the last two chapters are a little more joyful than the first two. It represented more on how to overcome grief than the suffering that comes along with it. Time began to take its course and Lewis started to live his life again.
Lewis made a choice to stay true to his priorities which in turn helped him began the process of overcoming the grief he was suffering. People typically choose to wallow in their sorrows and spend too much time mourning instead of moving on. This is extremely helpful for readers that are dealing with the loss of a loved one because it will encourage them to be active in the recovery process. Lewis does such a great job saying the things that most Christians think but are not bold enough to talk about. Many people can be reached and encouraged by these topics, especially Non-Christians.

I went to the cemetery with Sianna and Jean and actually enjoyed it. I’m not going to lie when I read that we had to go, I was pretty freaked out because I do not like visiting cemeteries whatsoever. I choose to be optimistic about the situation which turned out really well and allowed me to realize some things that I never thought I would. The last time I was at a cemetery, my friend Megan that was only 21 years old was being buried. She died in a tragic car accident and it was really hard to not think back to that moment. It was really helpful to have Sianna and Jean there too take my mind off it. It was crazy to see that some of the tombstones represented people that were born in the 1800s. How crazy is that?? It’s really fascinating to think about the life that they lived and how different it is the how we live now. Even the way that the tombstones were designed and presented was a lot different than some of the modern ones. The older tombstones are more simpler than some of the modern ones which represents how simple life used to be. Another thing I noticed during the trip was the fact that someone’s life is represented by the year in which they were born and the year that they died. Some of them don’t even say the date. It’s just so insane that some people’s life is only represented by numbers. We had no idea if they had any kind of impact on the world or not. Also, some people had encouraging quotes while others had nothing more than what was needed. I just couldn’t believe how simple and similar the tombstones looked and how they did not represent the diversity that lies within people. This field trip most definitely opened my eyes and made me think twice about my life and the choices that I am making. It makes me think about what I’m doing with my life and how I’m impacting people. It also makes me think about the things I want people to remember me for when my life is over.