Attending Taka-chan's Funeral

I woke up at 5:15 am to catch the 6am train to my cousin's baby's funeral today.

Because of this, I had an opportunity to unite with a few of my cousins whom I have not met for over a decade.

Most of them now are a parent, and it was really sweet seeing their child(ren).

Below is the photo of my cousin's baby who past away.

I have mentioned how I had a surrealistic dream when he died in my blog entry dated May 30th, 2005

I decided to write the detail of the visual image and its message that I experienced in my dream for my cousin, and while I was writing it, I came to realize that the message the baby had absolutely matched with the meaning of his name. In the dream, this baby was spreading his love to everyone around him and wishing a peace of mind and happiness for those who cared and loved him from a high up in the sky. Apparently, his name (which I learned from my grandma after his death) "Takaharu" was named after his dad hoping him to become an individual who could bring cheerful and happy energy to many people's lives (flying like an eagle). So although he passed away at the age of 10 month old, him trying to spread much love and the sense of peace over people were very touching, as if his parent's wish had always been understood by this littlebaby.

At the funeral, I was able to see him for the first and last time. I touched his face before a cremation, as I learned how cold his skin was, big tears fall off from my eyes. At the same time, all the sadness that I kept inside me bursted out and I could not stop crying quite loud. But he was soon to be cremated, so I thought that I had to take care of my feelings and not to drag my sadness with me, when there are people who have gone thru such a difficult time in thepast 1 month since he lost is consciousness.

After the funeral, we returned to my uncle's place and had lunch with everyone.
There I took a few photos of my relatives, so I would like to share below:

my cousin's first son:

My different cousin's daughters. The photos do not tell how cute they are in real life. VERY LOVELY GIRLS.

After lunch and a great chat with relatives, my grandma and I bought a lunchbox for our supper at a dept store that was connected to a train station. Ilooked around some stuff there (clothing/accssories etc), but nothing I wanted to buy badly, so we decided to get on the train home. On the way home while travelling on a train, I mistook and got off at a wrong station (3 stops before the destinated exit)! LOL So my grandma and I decided to eat the lunch box since we had to wait for about 20 minutes.

It was very tasty!!!!

Anyhow, we got home just over 8:30pm. Although it was such a sad day, I am glad that I was able to see Taka-chan. May he rest in peace and harmony. Alwayswishing the best for my cousin and her family. ....