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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
@jeffcobb
PS. "Rest in peace"? How else do you rest? If you toss and turn it isn't really resting, is it?
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Well I guess it goes into your idea of an afterlife and more to the point, visibility of the current life after you are gone. Fear ye not, this is not a religion thing. Basically that sentiment stems from "I hope they go to heaven (peaceful) and not to hell (not so peaceful). From another perspective, if someone worked to create something that pretty much defined who they are/were and then after they are gone the work gets coopted by greedy relatives or whatever, the assumption is they are not resting peacefully (assuming the poor departed soul is still observing what became of their work after they died). This I think is the genesis of the phrase "turning over in their grave", another act I would not construe as "peaceful".
My statements were purely out of respect. When I was younger the passing of someone I knew seemed like a lost battlefield comrade. Now however it feels more like people joining another club before you do. Well maybe not a club but you get the idea I hope. It does however serve as a motivator to do things that you would want to be remembered for whereas in my youth it was more like "hope I don't get caught!"
