Finding peace in nature

Couple of days back, one of my friend's fathers passed away and I had to attend the funeral. The place where the funeral is done is in the heart of the city and yet completely disconnected from the city. It is like a forest land, while the whole city has sky-scrappers coming all over, this is one place which is a nature's retreat. I do not know how long it will stay like this but I am hoping it is kept forever and never destroyed. The big builders are already eyeing this area. As it is they have destroyed the whole city and I hope government never approves it. Actually, this land does not fall under the government jurisdiction. It is a private land of my community, so it is they who have to keep fighting for it and retaining it and not let it slip away from their hands, because if that happens the city will lose it's green lungs.

My friend's dad was very old and since last 2 years battling with cancer and Parkinson. Since last 2 months his condition was extremely critical and was in hospital also, but then 2 weeks ago the doctors advised to take him home as there was no hope and only the hospital bills were soaring and killing the family equally. He is in a better place now free from all the pain and suffering finally after a long fight with cancer. He was cured and then again it relapsed and in the last 2 months his Parkinson also gave him a tough time. His body would become completely stiff and for seconds it would become lifeless. I always thought that in Parkinson the body shakes because of weak muscle and nerve control but the body gets stiff is something new I heard.

I feel this is an ideal site for funeral, because when someone dies you are grieving and this kind of environment gives you mental support and nurturing to overcome the grief. I remember when my father had passed away, it was the same place where the funeral was done and I stayed here for 4 days till all the ceremonies were completed and it felt so peaceful and calming and it really helped me to overcome the grief of my father's loss in that moment. In our community when I person dies, we have prayers going on for them for 4 days at regular intervals, so there is a option to either stay in this place, which offers a basic stay and do the prayers here itself, or one can opt to do it in a fire temple near to their place and attend the prayers there. I had made a choice of staying here itself and doing all the prayers.

After the funeral prayers were completed I went around the place, clicked some pictures and spent lot of time here, taking a walk up and down the place.

It was a peaceful evening. The family was very sad, but somewhere they were also relieved that finally he was resting in peace after a painful suffering of 2 years.

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