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Author Archives: Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)
“It’s being here now that’s important. There’s no past and there’s no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can’t relive it; and we can hope for the future, but we don’t know if there is one.”
- George Harrison
More in “A Rite of Passage”: ”Waking or asleep, / Thou of death must deem / Things more true and deep / Than we mortals dream, / Or how could thy notes flow in such a crystal stream?” “If we … Continue reading
“Harold and Maude” (1971) by Hal Ashby
A young man's obsession with death and how his chance relationship with a feisty elderly woman shows him the meaning of a full life
Harold and Maude is a 1971 dark comedic film, as well as a personal favorite of mine, based on a screenplay written by Colin Higgins. Higgins originally planned to direct it himself, but a test shoot left executives unimpressed, and Hal … Continue reading
Italian Funeral Traditions
A look into Italian cultural beliefs about death and funeral traditions
As a culture, Italians are often inclined towards heavily theatrical rituals when it comes to major life events. Death and funerals, however, are exceptions: these focus more on the seriousness and the finality of death. Informed by the teachings of Catholicism, the … Continue reading
What if you met your best friend at a funeral?
Clip from the 1971 classic film "Harold and Maude"
More from Laughter is Medicine: “I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.” “I want to die like my father, peacefully in his sleep, not screaming and terrified, like his passengers.” Some People … Continue reading
How Can We Plan A Memorial Service? An Interview with Rabbi Sara Shendelman
Rabbi Sara Shendelman discusses the services she offers for people planning a memorial service for a loved one
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Rabbi Sara Shendelman, a rabbi and cantor as well as a former ordained minister. Currently based in Berkeley, California, she officiates all types of weddings and conducts memorial services, both interfaith and Jewish, for individual families. … Continue reading
“I Will Follow You Into The Dark” by Death Cab for Cutie
A lovely tribute song memorializing the inseparable bond of two lovers
When two lovers form an inseparable bond, one of their major fears is facing death alone. Death Cab for Cutie’s “I Will Follow You into the Dark,” written by Ben Gibbard, the lead singer, in less than fifteen minutes, serves … Continue reading
