gone to visit graves that are 100 years old or older and just reflected and felt bad that no one ever comes around to visit i will even put flowers down so the know some one did not forget
2007-12-21 02:42:04 · 13 answers · asked by irish_matt 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
there is a graveyard like 2 blk frome my house i go to and never see anyone there most of the time it the grass is not even cut
2007-12-21 02:58:46 · update #1
yes i have and it saddens me to see them neglected, that is why i want to be cremated , it seems kinder and not so much of a burden on the next generation after immediate family have passed on x
2007-12-21 10:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by ♥BEX♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey Irish,
I live near the San Gabriel Mission in Los Angeles. The Mission was important to LA history in that the Mission predated LA as the first European settlement in the area. It was founded in 1771.
There is a small cemetary there. And, yeah. It's kind of strange thinking these people once stood where I'm standing now. I wonder about the stories they could have imparted about their time here on earth.
They aren't forgotten though. They rest in the shadow of one of the greatest monuments on the west coast, the Mission itself and its 200 year old walls.
Peace, Alan K.
2007-12-21 03:09:41 · answer #2 · answered by Alan K 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have visited old graves when I visit those of relatives or some historical graves. They were also good subjects for photography. I do not feel bad about them. We will all be in that situation sooner or later.
2007-12-21 02:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a cemetary like that close to my house too. Its still taken care of fortunately. There are alot of old graves there. I put floors one woman's grave thats over 100 years old. I just felt a connection to her. And I talk to them all. Might sound silly, but it seems important to me that someone remembers them.
2007-12-21 03:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
How do you know no one goes to visit? Do you stake out the grave site? People put flowers down, but they are usually picked up once they are dead (the flowers)? Interesting thought though.
2007-12-21 02:50:50 · answer #5 · answered by Jarod C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh that is so sweet! I like to visit my dads grave, and when I go I look at all the other really old ones and think about who they are. Lots are old military markers and I tell them thank you for serving this country.
2007-12-21 04:21:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's really nice of you.
I sometimes visit old graveyards with my husband. There is a Civil War era cemetary not far from us. It's pretty cool.
2007-12-21 03:12:07 · answer #7 · answered by Little Red Hen 2.0 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
Flowers are put there by the living, for the living. The people in the graves are dead and as such don't care about things like that.
2007-12-21 03:41:23 · answer #8 · answered by JavaJoe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes,all the time actually
i find it a comforting place
i don't think its that old but its close
2007-12-21 05:33:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have never thought of that. now that i, its really sad. :( . but on the bright side, you made their spirits happy!! :]
2007-12-21 02:51:48 · answer #10 · answered by Nellie Lovett/Todd 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋