清明時節雨紛紛,又到了掃墓的季節。林家掃墓因為是揪大家一起,所以每年過完年後,林媽媽就開始看農民曆挑日子,除了挑合掃墓的好日子之外,更要挑家裡長輩都可以去,沒有沖到的日子,再來還要在4/5之前,因為實在不想和大家一起塞在路上。
台北已經連續下雨十來天,本來還想這次掃墓要不要改期,因為實在很擔心大雨會持續到今天。不過因為實在挑不到好日期,所以我們依然如期的去到三芝龍巖去掃墓。天公好作美,掃墓時天氣很好,沒有雨,地也是乾的,一切都好順利,直到我們下山後才開始在飄雨。套句林媽媽說的話「剛是向老天爺借時間來掃墓,掃完了,好天氣的時間要還回去了。」
子孫掃墓,除了是習俗之外,也是一個感恩和知道自己的來源。感恩祖先們的努力,讓子孫們可以源遠流長,也讓後輩子孫知道自己從何而來,當然也是家族一年一次的見面打招呼寒暄之日。
不過啊,在知道一個墓現在要百萬,真的覺得,人啊,活著時,還是要對自己好一點,該吃該玩該體驗的,真的都要做,不要死摳著錢捨不得花,然後死後才來住一個百萬豪宅。這時只能躺著,想跑,還會嚇死人;要吃,也還要眼巴巴望子孫一年來一次的掃墓才能吸取食物。要住百萬豪宅,還是趁還能呼吸的時候住吧!!
Time for yearly to memorize our ancestors. Family members pick a good day to cemetery to memorize our ancestors. Bring paper money, fruit and snacks to see ancestors. Sometimes we wonder why this ritual is very important in Chinese culture. Well, it is a chance to teach our next generation where we came from, and never forget about who we are.
However, it is getting expensive to get a graveyard, which can start about $35,000. Just want to say, it is so much better to spend this $35,000 on food, trip leisure we like and enjoy when we still breath, rather than lying there in a expensive house, but not able to go around. So, love yourself more and enjoy your life more too.
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