I went to Lakeview, Tiger Flower, and Roselawn for this field trip and I stayed for at least 40 minutes.
Went I heard about the field trip to the cemetary I thought that it was a pretty interesting way to approach a poem. I went pretty open minded and tried to get the most out of it. I walked around looking at the names and dates of those who have past away. I have not had many close people who have died so it was not an emotional experience. I still tried to image what it would be like to be the one in the ground. 70 or so years from now I too will be died and buried away. What will people think about me? What will they have to say about me and what did I do for them? Will they visit me and think of me often? The cemetary is also a place of peace. Many people find the cemetary a scary place to be but in fact it is quite the opposite. My roommate had to take me there and she thought it was creepy but if you think about it the cemetary is the most peaceful and safe place one can be at. Everyone is dead so there is no one there to harm you. As we go through our daily life we forget about the future that will come out way. By the way we treat each other and go about our day we think we will live forever. Going to the cemetary helped me to take a breathe and reflect on the kind of life I live.
Those were some really interesting questions you posted, some of which I had never thought about. I also like the way you brought up and argued that cemetery's aren't even that scary, it's such a good point about how we are not going to live forever.
ReplyDeleteThis was definitely an eye opener. It makes you view life in a different perspective. Death seems to hold us all captive throughout our whole lives, however, when we do receive its poison we actually get released from its power. Its then, we will live forever....
ReplyDelete