There's a song on the new city and colour album that made me think long and hard about what happens when I die. On top of that there's a book i'm reading called "Tuesdays With Morrie" which briefly talked about the same thing. Most people in this world love recieving compliments, and I for one always love to get them. To me it's a real confidence booster and it just really makes my day. For example, I recently met this girl at my school named Amanda, and we've been corresponding over facebook. One of the first things she said to me was "Why are you so freaking nice?". To get a compliment like that just brightened up my day. She even told me that she's never seen me without a smile on my face, which just added onto my euphoria. I know, you guys aren't really seeing a point to my rambling yet, but i'm getting there.
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So in the song, Dallas Green speaks about death, which has always been a little weird for me to think about, since there's so much I want to do before I do. Now how do compliments relate to death you might ask, well think about it. At what time does someone get the most compliments ever said about them? A FUNERAL! I mean think about, for those of you who have been to a funeral i'm sure you've sat there (especially if you didn't know the person well) wondering what made this person so great, and why you should care about hearing their lifes story. But if you think about, isn't that whats going to happen at your funeral? All your surviving friends will be there, as will your family, and for an hour they get to reminise about the good times you shared with them.
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That's where it kicks in. Everyone, at one point or another is going to realize that all those nice things they've said about you, are never going to reach your ears. Doesn't that give off a depressing feeling? I mean think about, when are ever going to hear these great things people think about you ever again? Yeah, people will compliment you from time to time, but what they truly think about you can only be expressed when your gone for good. So here's my plan, well actually it's Morrie Schwartz's plan but none the less i'm using it. When I get older, and can feel my time slowly slipping away, i'm going to have all my friends/family over so they can properly say goodbye. This way, i'll go knowing how they truly feel instead of wondering in the eternal bliss of heaven, what they really think.
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J-moose
