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Dear fellow Steemians in @steemalive Community,.

With a heavy heart, in a mournful mood but with gratitude to the Almighty God who gives and takes life at his will, I write to report to you how I spent this day attending the funeral Service/mass of the father of a fellow steemian here in Nasarawa city.

It is a common knowledge to all of us that Death is the way of all flesh that no one wants to go.
Death is a compulsory, necessary and inevitable end of all mortals but no one is actually happy to reach the end
Death is part of life. But it is that aspect of life that no one want to mention or hear it mentioned. Death is one of the characteristic of a living thing that my Biology teacher never mentioned to me in my high school days. And this has left me wondering why this one Aspect is always omitted either intentionally or unintentionally. Perhaps, the reason is not far from the fact that it is the most painful and seemingly unbearable part. It marks the end every life. It is a leveler and equalizer of all men. With the grave being it power and the final bus stop. The rich dies as well as the poor. At death all men becomes equal, as the the grave apartment cant be dug deep or wide enough to contain all the wealth, fleets of cars and mansions and houses one has amassed in his lifetime. So everyone ends up in a five-six feet deep grave apartment. What a frail and transient life we live!
The mystery of death has remained the most mind bugging aspect of life that has defied all scientific and technological know-how.

The burial took on Friday 11th February at
Catholicss Church Gudi town, Nasarawa state.
The Reverend Father during the funeral mass some on the topic:

"Living our Lives with the Consciousness of Death"

The Priest emphasized on the need for everyone listening to his voice to live aright. If all would live with the Consciousness of Death there would be need for any one to kill his fellow man just to dispossess him of his possession. The reality of death calls everyone to be mindful of the way he live his/her and the things they do
Testimonies
By The eldest son.
The chairman of soldier Retirees
The Eggon village head
The deceased served in the Nigerian army for 31years. Baba's sheer hatred for indolence and idleness made to venture into full time farmi After he retired he engaged himself in farming to continue winning bread for the family. According to testimonies from family members and colleagues, late Baba Silas is a man who detest indolence and tried his possible best to inculcate this principle in all his children.
Steemians in attendance at the burial include @fasacity, @patience90 and @pato84.

@ziongater and @desiredlady whole in the church service

On my way returning from the burial I stormed over a very small small boy who was Carrying a very heavy load of firewood on his head with no footwear under the scorching sun and was struggling to cross the very busy road. So I carried the fired from him on my head and then help me to cross the road and the little boy felt relieved and was very happy and thankful at the same time. I came over some traders selling oranges and red oil and honey on the road so I bought three of the plate of oranges so that I can use it to spend the weekend with my family. Sad enough, and very very unfortunate, when I dropped from the car I forgot the plenty of oranges on the dash board of the Sharon car because I sat in the front .

I wish to express my deepest condolence to my bereaved steemian friends over this irreparable loss of their father and father-inlaw and also pray that God grants you the fortitude to bear this loss and also fill the vacuum his demise has created in the family. Take heart and cheer up.
On a very sad not, I was embittered when I got home and discovered the orange I bought was forgotten after helping a Little child to cross the busy high way.

Esteemed Regards
@pato84