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WELCOME TO PENNY TAUB WRITES! I am an author for Tweens, Teens, Children and Young Adults who love reading both Fiction and Non- Fiction. My short story “TICKING” won First Place from the Tampa Writers Alliance in 2011.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Heaven or Hell – The Choice is Yours! By Penny Taub

                                            
In today’s technologically savvy society, calendars are now available on the Internet and on your personal cell phone.  Calendars help record not only up coming soccer games, but major life events, like birthdays and anniversaries.

The calendar is one of the most ancient tools for recording the passage of time and special occasions.  But, there is always one elusive date unknown to each of us: the day of our death.  Even more unsettling than not knowing the day of our death, or the death of a loved one, is the question: what will happen when they die?  Where will they go?

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If you’re like most people the subject of death is taboo.  The topic of death is not considered polite dinner conversation or for personal late night contemplation.  A stigma surrounds the words death and dying. The words stick on the tongue of most people. Society has created several clever slogans to disguise our discomfort. The most common phrases are: the person has passed away; they’ve gone to heaven, or the all time favorite, being sorry about their loss. These clichés may bring relief to the comforter, but rarely assist the mourner in coming to terms with their emotions and grief. 

As a concerned friend, one is often left wondering what one can do to ease the mourning process.  People often think, “Why can’t she just get over this already?  How long will he feel miserable?”  

These reactions are perfectly normal and your friend or loved one is lucky to have a caring person like you in their life.  Every culture and each generation has deliberately pondered these same questions:  What happens after death?  Where are my loved ones going? Why do I feel so sad? 

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