Death be not Proud

Death be not Proud: Journey to the Grave
By: Joy Ngoma


He lay in the well‐fitted dark rectangular box
Eyes shut, both hands nicely placed in front of his lifeless body
Legs stretched out, A peaceful sleep indeed
No bells ringing
No lightning in his view
No thunder rumbling
Just his body content to the unknown journey of death
Soul floating in the clear blue sky
Spirit moving to the rhythm of an open field
It is not a battle of survival
It is not a battle of mortality
It is a peaceful journey
A journey once taken by his stretched out feet.
A tender voice whispers, “Walk no more soldier it’s time to rest”
A one‐way road with no return
A defeat in the death‐boxing match
Peace has taken over his body
No chaos in this box‐ just a peaceful shelter
Those who knew him cried of a loved one lost too soon
Those who loved him cried of a treasured soul lost
His soul no longer yearning
No tears to be shed
Just a peaceful soul to be celebrated by those left behind
It’s a journey to the grave, destination unknown
Only the afterlife awaited him
Free birds waiting at the golden gates for his soul
They call it a home
Eyes shut, both hands nicely placed in front of his lifeless body
Legs stretched out, A peaceful sleep indeed
No bells ringing
No lightning in his view
No thunder rumbling
He calls it home.

The Undertaking

We thought this documentary was pretty cool...it explains the ideas about what we want for the core part of our film. The basic synopsis is about a funeral director loacted in a small town in Michigan. For years him and his family have cared for the dead and allowed cameras to take a look into their world for the first time in three generations. It's worth a click, we promise. Check it out.   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/undertaking/view/

-KCAJ

Behind the Scenes Pics

Cassie, Kendra, and Joy getting some footage of just a regular day at New Generation

What is Life?

"Life is a multi-faceted concept. Life may refer to the ongoing process of which living things are a part; the period between the birth (or a point at which the entity can be considered to be living) and death of an organism; the condition of an entity that has been born (or reached the point in its existence at which it can be established to be alive) and has yet to die; and that which makes a living thing alive. It may also be a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life". It is the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones."

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. 

Ben Stein

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