Why can’t people accept that an atheist can die peacefully?
The service for my dad, a die hard atheist, was really lovely yesterday, yet, there were still people doing their best to put him into heaven.
Some quotes I heard…
“Won’t he be surprised when he wakes up in Heaven!â€
“I just know god is in charge and is taking good care of him.â€
“I saw him at the end and he was smiling — we prayed together, I’m sure he came around.â€
And then there was the lady who generously brought flowers for the service, and then put a huge bouquet on the mantle with his ashes. The only problem with that was, the flowers were in a huge vase with a big silver christian cross on the front.
I said, “That is not going to happen.†She said, “Jan, I really want to win this one.â€
She didn’t.
I find it amazing that people are adamant and many forced dad to spend his last life force fighting for HIS convictions. Where is the peace in that?
I guess folks have to do whatever they feel they have to do.
Still, I am here to tell you that an atheist can die in peace and should be allowed to.
Plus, a little morphine, a couple of fentanyl patches, and some oxycontin also, tends to give people a peacefully grin at the end as well.
Sigh.
“Plus, a little morphine, a couple of fentanyl patches, and some oxycontin also, tends to give people a peacefully grin at the end as well.”
🙂
Treatment with various combinations of pain medications allows the palliative care/hospice team to create a comprehensive plan of pain management.
The use of such medications are appropriate measures for end of life care.
Managing pain helps ensure a comfortable process of dying.
I’m good with this.
“The use of such medications are appropriate measures for end of life care. Managing pain helps ensure a comfortable process of dying.”
Even more appropriate is respecting the wishes of the dying. Some folks could use a bodyguard to manage the pain in the ass religion pushers who take advantage of the bedridden who can’t grab a bible and whack them in the head with it.
I’m good with that too.
Your Dad had peace, the god pushers do not …
True dat.