Why do people cry at funerals, we should be happy?

Question

At funerals, the body is buried, the body of bones, tissue, insides,etc. The true soul has left it and is with us for eternity. The soul goes to the most beautiful place, all colors are the brightest, the buildings are the most beautiful, it is serene, we are united with our loved ones; and again we can choose what we want to do.

Answer 1

We are only human honey. When somebody dies, it not so much as we are worried about the person, but the lack of communication that will ensue.

Answer 2

When my great-grannie passed away last year, i didn't cry. To me it was a happy moment, she lived a full 90 years of life. During her lengthy and elaborated funeral, people cried (my family even hired crying ladies for her funeral!!) but i celebrate her life. I remembered and cherished all the good times we had together. I was the closest grandchild to her, i lived with her during my childhood & to everybody's amazement, i didn't even shed a single tear!

I was glad that she 'moved-on' to meet God. I have a good feeling that she's now resting at a good place for she has been a very good person during her lifetime. Even until now, i still have her so close to my heart. She never left me. It never felt like she's gone or anything, i can still feel her touches and hear her sweet voices everytime i think of her. I do miss having her around during celebrations but i know she's in a better place so i'm content.

Answer 3

Hello and there is some misunderstandings here that i must clear up, in The Holy Bible at creation God breathed into man the breath of live or spirit [Job 27:3] and man BECAME a living soul, man BECOMES a soul and it is not something God pokes into you. At death life ends and thoughts perish Eccl.9:5, the soul [person] who sins dies Ezek.18:4 there is two and only two resurrections John 5:28-29 IF your ready when Jesus returns "THEN" and only then do you go with Him to Heaven 1 Thess.4:15-18. learn more free bible lessons www.amazingfacts.org God bless.

Answer 4

When my grandmother died in 1986 and then my father in 2000 both my minister and the funeral director (who was a good friend) reminded me that it was okay to cry at funerals/memorials because deep down inside we are angry at the person who died for just that dying! Crying is a selfish act because we did not want them to leave us. But they did leave (through no fault of our own) and crying truely does help us get over that barrier and be better able to deal with their absence.

Answer 5

I'm not sure that my idea of the afterlife is the same as yours as in that I don't believe the same applies to everybody, but let me put it this way: When my husband (then fiancé) went away for nine months, I cried because I was going to miss him in spite of letters and phone calls. When someone dies, even those who believe they will be reunited will more than likely have a longer wait with no communication before they see their loved one again.

Answer 6

Have you lost someone close to you, a family member of a dear friend? If it is comforting to you to think of a deceased person's soul moving onwards then okay but are you saying that you would not be missing your loved one, their physical presence, their hugs, their words of comfort. I don't believe that and not everyone believes in an after-life. People should be allowed to mourn and grieve in their own way. It is not for you to tell us how we should feel. You are entitled to your own opinion and nothing else.

Answer 7

how many times have you experienced death.
the loss of companionship is sorrowful no matter if we know they're in a good place or not.thats what makes us human.
i agree with what your saying to a degree.
i just personally have had three different loved ones die in my arms over the last couple of years.there is an unexplainable sense of loss when the soul leaves a body.
i am comforted that our lord is taking care of them now,but at the same time,theres a little bit of sorrow left in me.
god bless you always!!

Answer 8

if the person that dies has been saved by God through Christ, yes, there is joy that he/she is with God- HOWEVER- I must ask you this question- have you ever lost someone you love. Even Jesus, who moments later when he arrived at the home of Mary and Martha after Lazarus died- wept. He knew He was going to the raise His friend from the grave- but He still grieved along with the 2 sisters.

Answer 9

Have you ever buried a husband, a best friend, a sibling, a child, or a parent?

The fact that we'll perhaps be reunited with them after death is small consolation for the long years that are going to pass before that.

Answer 10

I cried at my grandma's funeral for my grandpa and my father. They were really upset...my grandpa for having been married to her for almost 51 years, and my dad for having to lose his mother. They were both crying and that made me cry. I'm an atheist...so I don't believe in being reunited in heaven or an afterlife. Death is a little more final for people who have no faith.