Somebody I never heard of is catching flak on FACEBOOK for having said
“If you want people to speak kindly about you after you’re gone, then you should speak kindly while you’re alive.”
Doesn't sound political, or religious, all by itself.
Sounds to me like the same advice a decent person ( Person A) would say, if somebody (Person B) asked about what people might say about B, at B's funeral.
So, without knowing who A or B are, IS it good advice?
In general terms....
Yes...
I agree, but there may be times when a kind voice won't take care of the problem.
Speak your mind, but remember...
...some things are better left unsaid.
I suppose it's okay advice in general terms, as far as it goes [actions speak louder than words].
My own approach is to try to live a decent life and let the chips fall where they may ... I doubt many will be talking much about me after I die.
I don't expect I'll have a headstone, but ^^ got me thinking. Instead of "Gone but not forgotten" I now see some possibility: "Gone and forgotten." I'll mention it to my executor.
From time to time, my mammy used to observe; "If we had as much respect for the living as we do the dead, the world would be a much better place."
Fwiw, I don't "get" the notion of not speaking ill of a dickhead for some period of time after his/her death; i.e "Now's not the time for _____________ ."
I think most people who lose loved ones tend to remember them for the rest of their lives. Sometimes we remember good friends and reminisce about them.
Then there are some that we choose to forget, dead or live.
Generally, that statement wouldn't draw criticism.
With recent events, that has changed.
That is likely what you are seeing
FB is the problem. If someone says, yes, there's someone who says no. Often to the craziest things. I gave up on FB years ago. I think there are a.i. instigators. It would be easy to do.
