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If the important people who died when I was young had done this,
it would be easier to remember they are still with me-- a thing I do believe spiritually, but tend to forget in the niose and busy-ness of life.
And I would have been so very grateful!
No one has to pay to write a letter, or make a tape recording--- it just takes a little initiative to just do it.
posted by
Ciel
on June 26, 2005 at 2:59 PM
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LOL...Passionflower
good idea...I might do the same
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 21, 2005 at 5:33 AM
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anthony1wiley
I bet that was beautiful as well as sad....
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 21, 2005 at 5:33 AM
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I am sorry for your loss Moondawg
but that must be wonderful to listen to him....I would love that so much.....thank you so much for sharing
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 21, 2005 at 5:32 AM
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yes it would...DivineDiva
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 21, 2005 at 5:31 AM
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LOL....gypsyredhead33
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 21, 2005 at 5:31 AM
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thanks for sharing scriber
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 21, 2005 at 5:30 AM
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I think that was a very nice thing to do ginnieb
but I am glad that nothing like that happened.....
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 21, 2005 at 5:30 AM
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thanks for sharing Ben.
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 21, 2005 at 5:28 AM
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I feel the same way about those that have passed too lovelyladymonk
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 21, 2005 at 5:27 AM
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SillySoul88
But then... we all know we are going to die someday anyway....
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 21, 2005 at 5:27 AM
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I don't need to do this.
I'm planning on coming back to mess with all the friends and family I leave behind.
posted by
Passionflower
on June 20, 2005 at 10:31 PM
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SYMPHONY
Last week I found a telephone answering tape with Joyce's voice on it and that was a lovely find. Good post luv
posted by
WileyJohn
on June 20, 2005 at 7:57 PM
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When video was introduced many
years ago, some people started to use it for the reading of their wills after they had passed. There's uncle Henry on the tv screen telling you what he left you. Then I have also read a couple of stories of people dying from a terminal illness, who would make a video about themselves for their children. That way they would know a little something about their mom or dad. Myself have a tape of a sermon that my fater gave as a lay preacher, that I play on occasion to remember his voice. He passed away the day after Easter five years ago. Yes there are a few people that I would like to have something to better help me remember them by. What I would also like to do is send a video or cd to telling them what asses they have been.
posted by
Moondawg
on June 20, 2005 at 6:37 PM
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I think it's a great idea Symph
It would be lovely to hear a voice you're missing so much, heartbreaking to be true, but lovely nonetheless.
posted by
DivineDiva
on June 20, 2005 at 6:21 PM
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Symph...
Thanks for the poem you left as a comment. I figure I've said everything I've wanted to while I'm alive. Once I'm dead that's going to be enough!
posted by
RedHeadedGypsy
on June 20, 2005 at 5:10 PM
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Symp--Some wills are recorded I gather from
various movies I've seen, and of course, a growing number of people have web cams or the like to record loved ones. So, I can't see much of a market for this. But the concept is ok in my opinion.
posted by
scriber
on June 20, 2005 at 2:39 PM
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I like the idea...
..I actually wrote a letter to my children before I went in for surgery..just in case. It may sound morbid but several people in my life have died completely unexpectedly and (as you know) the suddenness is very hard to get over. I like the idea.
posted by
ginnieb
on June 20, 2005 at 2:30 PM
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symphony,
People don't expect to leave unexpectedly. The only thing they prepare is the will. Other recordings are usually the videos.
Ben.
posted by
A-and-B
on June 20, 2005 at 1:51 PM
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Symphony,
I think it's a lovely idea...Especially for those who may be terminally ill. I only wish this site had been around before my grandpa passed away...I'd give my last breath for the chance to hear his voice again...
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on June 20, 2005 at 12:52 PM
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I don't know, it just seems a little like predeteming death even thought it
could happen down the line, but then again so is a viedo will so I guess it just depends on how it's looked at. take care. ~Silly
posted by
SillySoul88
on June 20, 2005 at 12:01 PM
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yeah I know what you mean...MiaElla
it would be hard to hear it.....I feel the same because my last words to my brother isn't what I wanted to be said.....I wish I could turn back time and know that if he really had to go..I could at least had said all the things I have put down in poetry (in my other blog where I wrote the whole book of my brother) but I still would have loved to hear his voice as a comfort...(my cousin has a video tape of my brother and I cant bring myself to watch it yet) one day I will though.....
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 20, 2005 at 11:34 AM
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Sym
It's still hard for me to hear my brother's voice, but I keep thinking how I never got to say goodbye and either did he, but it would be nice to hear a message from him and a goodbye, so to me the idea isn't so bad.
posted by
MiaElla
on June 20, 2005 at 11:26 AM
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have fun....don't work to hard...FactorFiction
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 20, 2005 at 11:22 AM
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Hey I have my shoes on...I'm going thereright now...
really...
posted by
FactorFiction
on June 20, 2005 at 11:13 AM
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David - easy for you to say it's easy to get a message from a spirit!
If I did have a coherent conversation with one, I may start to think I'd cracked. Now, that said, I would agree that I have had close encounters of the spirit kind;) Just not conversations...
Maybe it has to be really quiet to hear 'em??
posted by
FactorFiction
on June 20, 2005 at 11:12 AM
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oh yeah I agree....David1Spirit
but I would like to hear their voice and keep it forever....I still talk away to photographs of those that passed...I wish I could hear them talk back...but a message would have been fine (a voice to treasure forever)
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 20, 2005 at 11:11 AM
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hehehe FactorFiction enjoy your excercise...something I should be doing!!
but yes....thats the sort of thing I wanted to find out by getting on the website (meaning do they notify the people for the message first) but oh well...
and yes.....thats why I love being SINGLE........Peace....LOL
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 20, 2005 at 11:09 AM
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FactorFiction
Not in my house, and not this husband! He totally
loves quiet!
posted by
David1Spirit
on June 20, 2005 at 11:08 AM
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Why don't people just "talk" to the spirit of a loved one.
Our spirits are alive and well and infinite. Anything we say is going out there in consciousness. Therefore no tape or videos are required. If one has a message for another who has passed, getting that message out is as easy as can be.
posted by
David1Spirit
on June 20, 2005 at 11:04 AM
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Ah, I love a quiet house!
That is the problem with husbands...even after the kids are asleep, they still have to have the TV on etc. Oh well, at least someone is there to remove the big bugs when they show up! We live too close to the woods....
I'd say people could leave me a message as long as I was aware that it was not just some cruel joke! I might be very suspicious if I had never heard of the site. Paranoid cynic that I am huh?
Time to hit the treadmill. Fun fun. 
posted by
FactorFiction
on June 20, 2005 at 11:04 AM
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