Ferd956's

Remember Me Page

To Remember Me

The day will come when my body will lie upon a white sheet neatly tucked under four corners of a mattress located in a hospital busily occupied with the living and the dying. At a certain moment a doctor will determine that my brain has ceased to function and that, for all intents and purposes, my life has stopped. When that happens, do not attempt to instill artificial life into my body by the use of a machine.  And don't call this my deathbed.  Let it be called the Bed of Life, and let my body be taken from it to help others lead fuller lives. Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby's face or love in the eyes of a woman.  Give my heart to a person whose own heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain.  Give my blood to the teenager who was pulled from the wreckage of his car, so that he might live to see his grandchildren play.  Give my kidneys to one who depends on a machine to exist from week to week.  Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk. Explore every corner of my brain.  Take my cells if necessary, and let them grow so that someday, a speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window. Burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the winds to help the flowers grow. If you must bury something, let it be my faults, my weaknesses, and all prejudice against my fellow man. Give my sins to the devil.  Give my soul to God. If, by chance, you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you.  If you do all I have asked, I will live forever.                                       by Robert N. Test

Yet another word from Ferd: A few people have told me that my site seems to deal with the subject of death a bit more than is maybe normal. One quick note on me:  My father died in 1972, my step-father died in 1995, my wife died in 1996, an uncle and an aunt died in 1996, my grandmother died in 1996, and my mother died in 1997.  I am no stranger to death.  I know there are many that have suffered worse tragedies than I and I hope that they are finding comfort. But, hey, this is my site so...if maybe something in this site brings solace and comfort to someone that is grieving, it has been worth every keystroke. We have to accept the fact that someday the Lord is going to decide that it is our turn to stand before Him to be judged for our lives.  I can say that I am not afraid of death, death has no hold over me, for I have met Jesus and found Him to be wonderful. Glory to God!

Ferd956's Homepage Ferd956's Sequel Page Ferd956's Dedication Page Ferd956's Stuff Page Ferd956s' I Had A Dream Page Ferd956s' Faith Page Ferd956's Loved Page Ferd956's Kids Page Ferd956s' Marriage Page