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Post by Mel on Apr 24, 2024 20:18:59 GMT
I'm so sorry for your loss.
I work in the office of a huge cemetery. We are also classified as an arboretum. We have a lot of hills and curves and it is really a beautiful place. We encourage walkers. That said, we also encourage those walking to take a different path if there is a funeral or a family visiting. It's big enough, there are plenty of other ways they can go.
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Post by peasapie on Apr 24, 2024 20:25:09 GMT
I understand your feelings and I am sorry for your loss. I live in the country and there is a cemetery close to my house. I include in in one of my walks. I know quite a few people buried in this cemetery. Every time I walk there I think about those individuals. If there is a burial or someone is visiting a grave, I do not walk thru it out of respect. This is how I feel as well. We used to live near a cemetery and I would walk there. I felt a kinship of sorts to all the people buried there, and I kind of felt like I was visiting them. With that said, I'm sorry the people walking near you were not being respectful. They should have been more thoughtful of your feelings. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 24, 2024 21:26:30 GMT
Respect toward mourning families is a priority. Otherwise, I see no reason to not walk in a cemetery. If I could I would, because Whitney Houston is buried around the bend from my great grandmother.
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Post by gina on Apr 24, 2024 21:32:19 GMT
I walk every day: 90, 100, 110 miles a month. No I would never walk in a cemetery. Your feelings are valid.
I am so sorry for the loss of your daughter.
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Post by librarylady on Apr 25, 2024 0:02:02 GMT
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Post by katiekaty on Apr 25, 2024 2:11:36 GMT
I walk in a cemetery near where I live. I love it. The church and those who care for it encourages walkers and visitors. They encourage readers to sit in areas near the graves to read books, bibles, poems, news articles, whatever aloud. There is an older woman who I have seen on several different days either crocheting, knitting or doing some hand sewing while singing. It’s not a party in the park. It is still a quiet respectful place. The pastor says those who are interred should enjoy their time until they are welcomed into heaven and that death shouldn’t be a lonely deathly silent dark place. So be it. It’s once of my favorite places. And dogs and cats are welcome, on leashes as long as owners clean up after them.
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