I've seen it done on TV many times and find it very sweet but wonder what it's all about. Thanks in advance for your time.
2006-07-17 01:07:00 · 2 answers · asked by Peaches 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1) It is a sign to others who come to the grave when I am not there that they and I are not the only ones who remember. The stones I see on the grave when I come are a reminder to me that others have come to visit the grave. My loved one is remembered by many others and his/her life continues to have an impact on others, even if I do not see them.
2) When I pick up the stone it sends a message to me. I can still feel my loved one. I can still touch and be touched by him/her. I can still feel the impact that has been made on my life. Their life, love, teachings, values, and morals still make an impression on me. When I put the stone down, it is a reminder to me that I can no longer take this person with me physically. I can only take him/her with me in my heart and my mind and the actions I do because he/she taught me to do them. Their values, morals, ideals live on and continue to impress me - just as the stone has made an impression on my hands - so too their life has made an impression on me that continues.
2006-07-17 01:23:49 · answer #1 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It makes the fact you were there a permanent one. It is a custom that developed in the desert where everything looks the same. If somebody stacked some stones you could see there had been somebody.
2006-07-17 08:10:59 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋