Cleaning the graveyard (the memories)

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No one stays forever in this world. Everything changes, a new one will leave and a new one will come. It's inevitable even though we wish that we can escape from the reality of life. There's no way that happiness will not be replaced with tears. Our loved ones say bye and it will be forever. Though it hurts, it's a part of life that we must accept.

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Every year we remember our loved ones and let them know that we remember them. We offer a visit, flowers, and food. It's the time we talked to them as if they're still staying with us. Before that day of visiting time, we celebrate the day of the dead. We will make sure to clean the graveyard first.

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The memories of our loved ones stay forever even though they have already been left in this world. We may not ask them to return because I know it's impossible. Just a visit will fill the lonely heart of missing someone. It may not be much to do but something in the heart that feels fulfilling.

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Most people do the same as you can see in the photos. If not because of covid there will be tons of people gathered here. It will be noisy because it's like there's a festival in this place. It's a belief from the Filipinos when you're a Christian. It became part of the culture that even though not all people do that it will not fade like the hotness of summer when December is coming.

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Trivia

Did you know that we brought food and liquors to place in the graveyard of our loved ones during the all souls day.? Aside from bringing it to the cemetery we also place food on our altar assuming that the soul of our loved ones pay a visit and touch the food we put. After days of placing it on the altar, we threw it because that food will now be for the dead and the living.

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Freewrite

Take me back where everything is not just memories. The day where everything seems clear and no dust is filling the surroundings. I know that day will come and everything will leave. If the world never changes, the people we love will stay as well. Sometimes I wish that I never knew anything so that I will not feel this emptiness.

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I kept smiling when I was young. I thought life in this world has no end and for eternity we could enjoy it. My innocent heart was broken when I finally found out the truth of life. Everyone will say goodbye no matter how desperate you are not to admit it.

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Right now, I stopped hoping and just kept on sighing. If the old times will be back. I should avoid being attached too much to avoid the sorrow catching up now that I grew older. However, this is the reality and we have no choice but to accept it.

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It's good things are spaced far enough apart to allow visitors to come and remember their loved ones in their own unique ways. We attempted to do some photography in a Suriname graveyard once, but they were placed without any walk and no water management system. There was putrid water everywhere, and it was impossible to go anywhere without stepping on the graves, not a good design, and it was obvious that nobody goes to visit that place.

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