my grandfather has been goig through chemo lately and his usual religious rants have become evermore present. i can no longer talk to him without him spouting on about god. he is pushing everyone in our family apart. what can i do?
2007-02-20 17:48:00 · 11 answers · asked by tdbndtb 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You should listen. He may be trying to tell you something. It may be the wrath of God at work--he is trying to warn you of something perhaps out of the Bible.
2007-02-20 17:50:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ignore the rants. He's your grandfather. He won't be around much longer, and the point is to support him through his illness, not what you, or he, may believe.
I did the same with my brother during my father's illness and death. We put aside our religious differences and concentrated on our dad's comfort. We're now closer together than ever before.
One can set aside one's religious arguments with family members and work for a common goal: the health and comfort of that person. Try to work with your other family members towards this common goal...if that's what you want.
2007-02-21 01:59:48 · answer #2 · answered by tklines 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call your local Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses and they would be happy to spend as much time as needed to talk about his situation. It sounds as though he's calling out but he doesn't have the knowledge or understanding, and is looking for answers that nobody has satisfied him with yet, so he gets frustrated and angry at other people and him self.
hope this has been of some help.
Fred M. Hunter
fmhguitars@yahoo.com
2007-02-21 02:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by fmhguitars 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he needs something to believe in for when he really does go. Just be there for him and try to be supportive of what he says. I don't think it's right to have something as dumb as what religion you are to tear a family apart.
2007-02-21 01:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by Wolf_28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandfather ended up in the hospital, and he looked out toward the window and saw Jesus. He fixed his gaze thereon, and cried out to him. My grandmother, who was sitting beside my grandfather, thought that he was dying, and started to cry.
He didn't.
For your own relatives, be at peace. Just be there to listen and to hold his hand. Nobody wants to die, you know. Peace be with you.
2007-02-21 01:54:26 · answer #5 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, I don't believe in Christianity but if someone is dying I do believe it's only honorable to allow them their beliefs. If he is dying, what is it going to hurt? When people are in the late stages of cancer they do can a little nutty especially if they are one lots of meds to help with the pain.
2007-02-21 02:16:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must be a good listener for your grandfather,because maybe his life is not so long.You must make him happy before he died.You must be patient and give him good support .You must try to remind him that making family apart is no good.
2007-02-21 02:07:55 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ignore him. He is old and will die soon anyways. Just be there for him and don't talk to him at all about the subject.
2007-02-21 01:54:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes terminal cancer to finally "find" God.
2007-02-21 01:51:26 · answer #9 · answered by Loathe thy neighbor. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk about god with him!
2007-02-21 01:51:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋