Today, I visited the grave of a girl who lived to be 1, Leslie Snow. This gravesite was particularly interesting to me because of its attention to detail. The steps have an imprint of the family name, and there is a large monument in the middle made of stone with flower decorations carved within the stone. I was surprised to see that little Leslie had but a plaque for her grave. In contrast, the others surrounding her grave were embellished with a variety of ornamentation. Thus, I thought it would be nice to give Leslie a rose as decoration for her own grave.
Visiting the gravesite had me thinking about my own funeral. However, I would take a different approach completely. Because my goal in life is to travel the world, my last wish would be to have my ashes spread around the world. Hopefully my family could take a part of me in their travels and spread the ashes for me. In my opinion, this would be a great way to pay me respect.
Leslie reminded me that life is short, and that we must be grateful for every day we have on this earth.
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