Grandpa is at peace

Today is February 14, St. Valentine's day. While people are out dating, celebrating away with their love ones, here I am at home seeing to grand pa's funeral.

Grand pa passed away yesterday, 13th February, peacefully and quickly in his sleep. Mum broke the news to me while I'm on my way to work. "Ah Gong has gone to heaven." I was grief stricken, I froze there as if my brain had malfunctioned, as if I'm still trying to understand the words that came from her mouth. I was told not to be worry and that dad is preparing everything for the funeral. I prayed that dad and granny will be fine, it must be even harder for them.

We must let him go... Indeed he has suffer enough on earth. God has taken him away in his own time. I held back my tears for 1 whole day until I've reached home. I saw many faces, familiar and unfamiliar, but I did not bother to look or greet anyone. I was overwhelmed with sorrow as I saw the coffin and immediately, I rushed up to my room and wept. After awhile, I got hold of myself and went down as I must not cry in front of dad. I must be strong for them.

After I'm ready, I went to grand pa's coffin. His face was kind of at ease and I felt relieved. Mum says that when he died in his sleep, he was slightly smiling and that really comforted me. Was he smiling because he is at ease? Or did he saw heaven? Saw eternity?

Grand pa is now in heaven, he is in God's hands. There's will be no more tears of sorrow nor pain there. And I think that's all that matters.

"Therefore are they before the throne of God,
and serve him day and night in his temple:
and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
They shall hunger no more;
neither shall the sun light on them,
nor any heat.
For the lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them,
and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters:
and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
Revelation 7:15-17