I always do not understand chinese culture and tradition. This is especially true especially dealing with the departure ceremony. I could not understand why it needed to be another day but not the official day of the visit to the departured as per on every 4/4 of the calendar!
No one seems manage to give me a good answer but quoting this is the tradition.
I did not manage to wake up in the morning until I was awakened by my dad-inlaw. I was re-aslept after I woke up at around 5am due to the severe pain of sore throat. The suffer never gotten better but worsen in the night. I could hardly sleep.
When we arrived at the place of rest, there were already a bundle of people, busy with burning and praying. And so did I thought that I would need to follow the tradition. I too asked the kids to burn whatever that supposed to be burnt. It was thought that the burning of whatever from this earth will enable the so called property be transformed to another world for the loved one new belonging. I could not believe so but do not oppose as this is again TRADITION.
Post the event, my condition worsen as I could feel the flaming of the throat and heat built up with bone ache. I could not help but to return to the room to rest. I was half dead as the body was so aching and painful. The kids soon left to hometown as I did not have the fitness to take care of them. When i was able to regain some strenght, it was already 4pm and I finally seek medical attention and the doctor indeed given me an antibiotic injection to help release the pain.
I knew I will never take good care of myself until the last moment but I will not simply give up
btw, I knew your wish for today as well; you will not want me to burn anything to you or ask anything from me as I truly know your wish is to have me bring up the kids properly. You will not ask for others but only this. I know.
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