I just lost my Granddad about two weeks ago, and it's been kinda rough losing him. I was crying when I found this video, but now... Now I feel much happier, and a little bit better about everything. Thank you Peter. I've been subscribed to you for quite some time, but haven't had much of a chance to browse your videos. I really appreciate the wisdom and intelligence you've shared with the world by making these videos.
Thanks for sharing this. My Mother passed away unexpectedly in October, just 3 days before her 85th birthday. We opted to have her funeral on her birthday to make it a celebration of life, as well. I have felt bad for not making it home in time before she died. The moment I heard what was going on I booked a flight from OR to MI. The airlines were helpful getting me there as quickly as possible, but I still was 3 hours too late. I worry that she thinks I wasn't there. I appreciate your stories
Had a dream my dad died last night. He's 73 and I'm 26. I hope he's around a lot longer... he looks strong. Grief is awful and Jesus is my only hope when it happens.
thank you, im glad you shared your wisdom and your stories of your mother and wife. I lost my sister 8 months ago and its still very hard and she died at age 26, and i just turned 26 this year in July...but yes im still grieving but my parents much more it seems and i have no idea how to help them & help myself. ive noticed myself being more distant and cold and not sure why im being this way
my mum died in august 2007 and let me just say it was the worst feeling ever, and no it wasent been told by the nurse that my mum had died(i was 12 then)i came home and went to bed(5am) straight away looking at the wall with all the shock inside me, now this is the feeling-when you wake up the day after(jn this situation) i woke up..people were around me i was puzzled, i suddenly got a shockwave all over my body about what happend...that is the worst feeling ever :(
Thank you Peter this has helped me. And I am not young! My parents are dead - it is a lonely feeling, sometimes frightening to approach death and to have lost ones parents, But others suffer more. This has helped. Obviously me and many others. To write things down,as fiction or as in diary, is always a good coping method -a good thing to do.. You are a special person for sure.
I wish to say thank you Peter because this video has really helped me. Just recently my best friend had experienced something very painful. His mother was murdered by his father because of an argument. I just hope and wish she didn't suffer long. Thank you Peter.
thank you for this.bereavement is a horrible thing..i dont think you ever truly get over a death,but you learn to live without them.but whats the saying..its better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all..be strong people..
thank you for sharing. i am a man of 44 years and i wonder how i feel when i become older...will i be afraid, will i feel alone, will i be scared....and i have come to the conclusion i will have those feelings at every age....only for different reasons.
your videos bring me courage and i enjoy your experiences and i thank you for sharing.
cheers from los angeles, california and all the best to you.
You are wonderful! I had to say goodbye to my husband, he died 2 years ago. It is so good to hear you tell about this. Thank you that you share so much here! Roeleke
Everyone deals with a loved one's passing in their own way.
I myself look at pictures, no matter how bad it hurts. But like a real wound, the more pressure you put on it, the more numb it gets with time and in the end it stops hurting.
Peter having only come across your videos lately i am sad i have not had your inspirational words to listen to before, you truely are a great and wise man who i hope enjoys a cheerfull and rich life for many years to come,
hats off to you peter you are obviously a very special person
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Just last week, I received news that four of my classmates and friends had died in a tragic car accident.
This video of yours has really been helping me through one of the darkest chapters of my life. Even though I've watched it countless times already, just listening to your calming voice puts me at ease, even if for a moment.
Thank you very, very much, Peter, for everything. Your videos have helped many others besides me in more ways than you could ever possibly know.
even coming from someone who has experienced little death, i appreciate this video. death is a taboo that one does not speak about nor see. people die every day & yet how many have ever seen a lifeless body? so we all approach this great mysterious stranger who will change our existence in inconceivable ways... dialogue alleviates the fear of an ultimately natural, universal experience. thank you.
I miss my grandad :( He died when I was about 6 years old, In got on with him well but I didnt understand his dieing really at the time. He was a very clever man, wrote some books abuot mathematics and child pyschology. Could have learned alot from him. We can all learn alot from those who have much more experience of life than us. Right?
A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze & starts for the blue ocean. - She is an object of beauty and strength,and I stand and watch until at last she hangs like a peck of white cloud
just where the sun and sky come down to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says, 'There she goes! one where? Gone from my sight - that is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side
and just as able to bear her load of living freight to the places of destination.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment when someone at my side says,'There she goes! there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout:'Here she comes!'
Thanks for the video. My Mum died about three and a half weeks ago (13/01/08)and I miss her more and more each day. I wish I had been fortunate enough to be able to be with her in her last moments but she was being cared for by relatives in Fiji whilst I was stuck here in Australia due to work commitments. Your words on peace have given me great comfort and have reinforced my belief that she did not and will not have to suffer any longer. Thank you again.
Thank you for posting this, Peter. I'm lucky to still have my parents. I was with my grandad when he died, in hospice. It was the hardest thing I've done, but I wouldn't trade a moment I spent just holding his hand, when he finally couldn't speak. I like to think I made it a little easier for him to move onto the next world. Still miss him (and the rest), after all these years. <3
Well another good video, well it is 2 yrs just past since my mum died, was a hard time but as they say time can be a healer, was especially difficult as she was only 58, harder as was 25 and was just sudden as never ill in ger lige, think about her every day, keep up the good vids :)
My grandgrandmother died last week. She was 94 years old but she was so "out of this world" that it was ( hard to say this) good to her. ;( I hope we can celebrate your 100 year birthday here someday. :)
i really enjoy listening to you... i am glad that i subscribed to your page, a few months ago... i wanted to comment on what you were saying but, i feel compelled to offer me gratitude for all your knowledge that you
have been sharing he... i hope that we as a community, understand that we are blessed buy
What a beautiful message. Thank you so much for posting this and sharing your wonderful insight on this with us. It was really comforting to hear this.
Thanks a lot for making this video. I lost my Grandmother yesterday and hearing you talk about your experiences helps me and many others to get through it. I'm glad you're so positive about it - keep it up!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings from a full life of experience. I lost my father last year and you're right; time has blunted the pain, though it will never take it away. He was about your age, and in tuning into your broadcasts, I somehow feel a little closer to him.
great subject. not cheery, but relevant. I always feel that when someone I know dies, that bad feeling I get is more for myself - for the fact that I've been reminded in the most direct way of my mortality, my limited shelf life - something we rarely think about. "The Impossibility of Death in the Mind of the Living".
the older we get,the more we realize that life is made of memories---thank-you,g1927, for having the kindness & courage to share such personal experiences-you're a good man---God bless---
Thank you for you touching advice. In October, a close family member died of a sudden heart attack. Note you message has helped. I would like to pass on my best wishes for Christmas and 2008.
why would you take time out of your day just to be mean to someone? you must live a sad life if you have to resort to such things to make yourself feel some purpose in life.
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And why, pray tell, would you know a story about a hermit who's only friend is their mother and even his name? I have never heard of him. Hmmmm.............
My mother died on December 11, 2007. She was pretty closer to your mother's age. She was 84 years old. Her death was peaceful, as you indicated, because I was provided with the proper tools to make her comfortable by Hospice and they were on-call 24/7. I have no other near-by relatives or friends, so I was very grateful for the caring people of Hospice.
They also took care of the preparation of the body. I have already been grieving since April when it became apparent her congestive heart failure was in the final stages. And she disappeared right before my very eyes as CHF causes loss of appetite. Her cognitive abilities started too fade, probably from lack of oxygen. She was very tired before she died, both of the world and because her heart was failing.
Peter, I feel for you and understand your pain. We as humans have been taught to grieve and fear death. However, death is nothing to fear, and it is only a natural occurrence in our journeys. It is not the end, on the contrary it is only a begining. The spirit lives on, and we will see our love ones again. But most of us do not understand this and only see hurt and miss those we love. She will always be with you, and no one can take that away.
Death is never positive but its in these situations where we're confronted with our own or some close to ours' mortality that we appreciate life that much more. Thankyou for this video.
Further to my post of a couple of weeks ago, my poor, dear dad slipped away last Thursday evening at 11pm. I'm online as I can't sleep, looking for words of comfort... the heart has a great capacity to hurt. But also a great capacity to heal. I have to have faith that we will recovery eventually. I promise to be strong for mum and keep us all going. I thank God for giving me the best dad in the world.
Great video. If I can offer anything that is wise/comforting in my young age it is a saying on the nature of being and when contemplating death from Ride the Tiger, one of my favourite books. "One should maintain the sentiment, or presentiment, of one who when getting on a train knows he will get off it, and that when he gets off he will see the entire course travelled, and will go further."
Listening to this video did more good to me than all the psychologists and medications I have had put together.
There was a quote I ran across in a Stephen King novel that I think summarized it best. The quote went something like "No one is truly dead until they are forgotten by all".
Thank you so much for this video and all your other videos. You truly are a great man and I wish you the best of luck and a Happy New Year.
Peter, I really liked your video. I lost my Dad last year and I miss him so much. Your talk helped me put things in perspective. Please keep doing these videos, they are an inspiration to all that is good. Thankyou so much.
Well said. Your calm demeanour and wise words speak volumes about who you are Peter. Thank- you for being so open and forthright with your commentary, the world would be a better place if we all took the time to listen to seniors and learn from your experiences.
I'm about to lose my dear dad. I can't believe I'll never have another of those big dad hugs or hear his voice again. I feel like my heart has been ripped out. But I have to cry alone, because I must love and support my poor mother who needs me to be strong.
The pain makes you curl up and die inside. I would give anything for just one more day with him. I would cram a whole lifetime into that one day.
great video. i hate how sometimes i take my parent's existence for granted. i'm so thankful that they are still here with me. thanks for reminding me.
Oh what a comfort you are. Listening to you recount your very personal and heartfelt feelings gave me such comfort. You are the grandfather I always wanted. I am a grandmother myself with a grandchild who is now 5. We dont realise what an impact a grandparent truly has till you sit awhile with one. We all need people like you. I love what you are doing. This is truly wonderful.
Bless your heart for speaking on this subject that's rather hard for which we all must face. My Mom has been dying from Alzheimer's for about three years. I have been grieving her all the while as the person she was slowly fads away. Thank-you for sharing your heart regarding the death of loved ones.((hugs)) Sherry
thanks for another great video, please carry on making great videos! i love them. oh ye check out charlieissocoollike hes quite funny he does clases on how to be english lolol(i love th english i am english!) long live england!
You are, without a doubt, a most pathetic excuse of a human being. I hope that you are writing your message from a prison cell as I don't believe you are fit to live in a civil society. Period.
i was about to leave an extremely bad comment then but i realised that you wernt talking about pete it was acctually to a previous comment that someone left but you didnt reply to the the last one so everyone thinks your abbusing pete
Peter, I've watched several of your vids but never commented. Just by chance I came by this one. Your point of view was very interesting about death. My father died when he was only 51. I still miss him,yet your right...with time things do get better. I admire how honest you are about any subject. You are quite an inspiration Peter. Thank you very much for sharing such endearing thoughts of your life. Take care & God Bless. <333 *Teresa*
I have to agree that the time of death can be a time of peace and relief. I have seen this many times in hospital (I am a nurse) when sickness goes on a while death is welcome to end their discomfort.
Too... there is times when people are grief stricken and mourn loudly at the time their loved one dies - this can happen when there is unresolved issues. Culture too can affect the way people respond to seeing there loved ones die. Great video post, Peter.
Maybe you already explained in some of your videos. I'll watch them all anyway. I really appreciate what you do.
If there's anything you want to know about China or from a Chinese person, please let me know. I'll be more than pleased to share some of my thoughts or experience.
I've been in this stress from work for long and now it seems to change quite shortly. So, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with me and those who need them.
By the way, I watched a few of your earlier videos. There was one you said goodbye in Chinese "zai jian". I wonder why you wanted to appeal English-speaking Chinese.
I'm a young man of 25 and I'm Chinese. YouTube was shut down for weeks here in China. I gave it another try today and fortunately, it is back. I watched a couple of your videos long time ago. Today, the topic of this your video grabbed my attention hence I watched it. I remember the passing away of my loved persons. It is some kind of melancholy but it really got my mind into peace.
Its nice to hear this but there is no light at the tunnel in this message : No mention of the afterlife; no hope but just some thoughts. It is a good narative though.
The spiritual tradition I follow has a custom of praying for "the grace of a happy death." I think that your mom and wife were graced that way. Thank you for sharing, Peter.
Beautiful explanations, I am glad that someone like you can speak and at the same time transcend generations with your speech. I am a young adult but still, I was able to feel your words as if what you had mentioned took place in my own life...I'm sure many others can agree...Thank you!
i used to be terrified of death around 2 years ago after my nan died. It just dawned on me, "after you die, thats it, you cant think, you dont know youve died, forever and ever" and i went to bed around 7:30pm to stop thinkin about it bcos i felt really ill and i really couldnt live with it. eventually i started going to my local church to try and deal with it, and did, ive been a christian 2 years now and in no way afraid of death. thank you
My Grandfather died a few months ago, we weren't with him when he passed 'over the rainbow' but I knew it had happened, even though we live miles, and miles apart. And when I recieved the phone call from his wife to ask my father to get in contact with her, I had been watching 'The Wizard of Oz' and I found a way to deal with it, I like to think say 'He's Over The Rainbow'. I feel terrified when I think of other people dying, but I am not scared of myself dying.
Peter- you are wonderful. Thank you for being part of this wonderful community we call youtube!
katiecloud 2 months ago
I just lost my Granddad about two weeks ago, and it's been kinda rough losing him. I was crying when I found this video, but now... Now I feel much happier, and a little bit better about everything. Thank you Peter. I've been subscribed to you for quite some time, but haven't had much of a chance to browse your videos. I really appreciate the wisdom and intelligence you've shared with the world by making these videos.
RevoltOfAges 6 months ago
Thanks for sharing this. My Mother passed away unexpectedly in October, just 3 days before her 85th birthday. We opted to have her funeral on her birthday to make it a celebration of life, as well. I have felt bad for not making it home in time before she died. The moment I heard what was going on I booked a flight from OR to MI. The airlines were helpful getting me there as quickly as possible, but I still was 3 hours too late. I worry that she thinks I wasn't there. I appreciate your stories
ICharmaine 1 year ago
A beautiful video bless you Peter
mu301nh 1 year ago
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO PETER.& FOR SHARING.
I STILL FIND IT HARD. (Some 6 years on) thank you for your help.---jim.
jimsan1 1 year ago
God bless you, dear Peter, for sharing your thoughts and wise words.
bridgemix63 1 year ago
your a good man and a good person and have helped alot of people
well done
Dominico97 1 year ago
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very nice video. thank you for sharing :)
scrambledeggsTV 1 year ago
very nice video :) thank you for sharing
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scrambledeggsTV 1 year ago
Had a dream my dad died last night. He's 73 and I'm 26. I hope he's around a lot longer... he looks strong. Grief is awful and Jesus is my only hope when it happens.
rudyesco08 1 year ago
thanks for sharing
you're such an honest and kind person.. i hope you continue to make videos :)
Sponger500 1 year ago
Are we blessed or haunted by these feelings and emotions - such a beautiful view outside - those clouds ever changing - so is life.
herauthon 2 years ago
thank you, im glad you shared your wisdom and your stories of your mother and wife. I lost my sister 8 months ago and its still very hard and she died at age 26, and i just turned 26 this year in July...but yes im still grieving but my parents much more it seems and i have no idea how to help them & help myself. ive noticed myself being more distant and cold and not sure why im being this way
RagazzaFit25 2 years ago
my mum died in august 2007 and let me just say it was the worst feeling ever, and no it wasent been told by the nurse that my mum had died(i was 12 then)i came home and went to bed(5am) straight away looking at the wall with all the shock inside me, now this is the feeling-when you wake up the day after(jn this situation) i woke up..people were around me i was puzzled, i suddenly got a shockwave all over my body about what happend...that is the worst feeling ever :(
gamerglazer 2 years ago
Thank you Peter this has helped me. And I am not young! My parents are dead - it is a lonely feeling, sometimes frightening to approach death and to have lost ones parents, But others suffer more. This has helped. Obviously me and many others. To write things down,as fiction or as in diary, is always a good coping method -a good thing to do.. You are a special person for sure.
quagapp 2 years ago
I wish to say thank you Peter because this video has really helped me. Just recently my best friend had experienced something very painful. His mother was murdered by his father because of an argument. I just hope and wish she didn't suffer long. Thank you Peter.
jediknight3046 2 years ago
Thank you
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my wife died last saturday in tragic car accident. HI 5! I never liked the whore anyway
seanseventy 2 years ago
thanks for the words. i'm attending a wake saturday, and need to think about things like this...
hollyzone 2 years ago
Thank you.
rainbowvein 2 years ago
thank you for this.bereavement is a horrible thing..i dont think you ever truly get over a death,but you learn to live without them.but whats the saying..its better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all..be strong people..
themachman1969 3 years ago 3
i think the youtube entries are all part of your grieving process too. you are a natural broadcaster.
carlafoxy 3 years ago
i lost ma mam when i was 11 and ma dad just last yr, when i was 25 and thanks for ya vid
only just found it so will check out ya others soon ty
leaandsky 3 years ago 2
Thanks for the video Peter.
But remember...
Energy never dies.
It can only transform.
KJS72 3 years ago 2
Thank you Peter for your wise words on bereavement.
Halboy10 3 years ago 4
dear sir.
thank you for sharing. i am a man of 44 years and i wonder how i feel when i become older...will i be afraid, will i feel alone, will i be scared....and i have come to the conclusion i will have those feelings at every age....only for different reasons.
your videos bring me courage and i enjoy your experiences and i thank you for sharing.
cheers from los angeles, california and all the best to you.
john123wayne 3 years ago 6
You are wonderful! I had to say goodbye to my husband, he died 2 years ago. It is so good to hear you tell about this. Thank you that you share so much here! Roeleke
Twirretwarre 3 years ago 3
Everyone deals with a loved one's passing in their own way.
I myself look at pictures, no matter how bad it hurts. But like a real wound, the more pressure you put on it, the more numb it gets with time and in the end it stops hurting.
IconOfSin88 3 years ago 3
2 words... Great Videos's
XxD3TR01TK1DxX 3 years ago 12
thank you for your words of wisdom
Ronniedasmoker 3 years ago 2
Peter having only come across your videos lately i am sad i have not had your inspirational words to listen to before, you truely are a great and wise man who i hope enjoys a cheerfull and rich life for many years to come,
hats off to you peter you are obviously a very special person
number4791 3 years ago
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KlDScutt 3 years ago
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KlDScutt 3 years ago
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Check out Kidscutt's 'Death Anniversary'... It's very good...
9millimacca 3 years ago
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Hi guys, Hi Peter, have a listen to a guy called 'Kidscutt', and his song Death Anniversary. It's written about his grandfather's death anniversary.
crapgig 3 years ago
i subscried to this guy after the first few words, he looks like a kind honest genuine man. Im sure i'll learn from him.
peetrea 3 years ago
Peter is a great person:-)
stellawashere 3 years ago
hes a great man
IEatsTuna 3 years ago 3
Just last week, I received news that four of my classmates and friends had died in a tragic car accident.
This video of yours has really been helping me through one of the darkest chapters of my life. Even though I've watched it countless times already, just listening to your calming voice puts me at ease, even if for a moment.
Thank you very, very much, Peter, for everything. Your videos have helped many others besides me in more ways than you could ever possibly know.
hobyboy07 3 years ago
even coming from someone who has experienced little death, i appreciate this video. death is a taboo that one does not speak about nor see. people die every day & yet how many have ever seen a lifeless body? so we all approach this great mysterious stranger who will change our existence in inconceivable ways... dialogue alleviates the fear of an ultimately natural, universal experience. thank you.
Pandanu 3 years ago 2
I miss my grandad :( He died when I was about 6 years old, In got on with him well but I didnt understand his dieing really at the time. He was a very clever man, wrote some books abuot mathematics and child pyschology. Could have learned alot from him. We can all learn alot from those who have much more experience of life than us. Right?
suffiice 3 years ago 2
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he probably could teach you how to spell too.
obefiend 3 years ago
Typos you pathetic idiot
suffiice 3 years ago 2
Parable of Immortality by Henry Van Dyke -
I am standing by the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze & starts for the blue ocean. - She is an object of beauty and strength,and I stand and watch until at last she hangs like a peck of white cloud
just where the sun and sky come down to mingle with each other.
silentfades 3 years ago
Then someone at my side says, 'There she goes! one where? Gone from my sight - that is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side
and just as able to bear her load of living freight to the places of destination.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment when someone at my side says,'There she goes! there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout:'Here she comes!'
silentfades 3 years ago
Very nice to read this again today. It gave me much comfort afer my mother died. Thanks for posting it.
happyeyessing 3 years ago
you are a Tripple O.G.
myleftbicep 4 years ago
Thanks for the video. My Mum died about three and a half weeks ago (13/01/08)and I miss her more and more each day. I wish I had been fortunate enough to be able to be with her in her last moments but she was being cared for by relatives in Fiji whilst I was stuck here in Australia due to work commitments. Your words on peace have given me great comfort and have reinforced my belief that she did not and will not have to suffer any longer. Thank you again.
erino89 4 years ago 4
Thank you for posting this, Peter. I'm lucky to still have my parents. I was with my grandad when he died, in hospice. It was the hardest thing I've done, but I wouldn't trade a moment I spent just holding his hand, when he finally couldn't speak. I like to think I made it a little easier for him to move onto the next world. Still miss him (and the rest), after all these years. <3
trees75094 4 years ago 5
thank you for sharing that Peter it's been very helpful to me as I just lost my mum last month and I found your words spoken to be precise: Peace.
innitgrand 4 years ago 2
thank u for sharing this with us. was interesting to listen :D
tacittales 4 years ago 2
Well another good video, well it is 2 yrs just past since my mum died, was a hard time but as they say time can be a healer, was especially difficult as she was only 58, harder as was 25 and was just sudden as never ill in ger lige, think about her every day, keep up the good vids :)
jameskinmond1980 4 years ago 2
You are leaving such Legacy.. you are well and truly appreciated by this community and you touch anyone whos ever heard you speak.
PsiChoCybia 4 years ago 2
you are amazing. thank you for sharing.
teafountains 4 years ago 3
My grandgrandmother died last week. She was 94 years old but she was so "out of this world" that it was ( hard to say this) good to her. ;( I hope we can celebrate your 100 year birthday here someday. :)
GoHeTa 4 years ago 3
i really enjoy listening to you... i am glad that i subscribed to your page, a few months ago... i wanted to comment on what you were saying but, i feel compelled to offer me gratitude for all your knowledge that you
have been sharing he... i hope that we as a community, understand that we are blessed buy
having such wisdom available here on youtube...
pbeachmike 4 years ago 4
What a beautiful message. Thank you so much for posting this and sharing your wonderful insight on this with us. It was really comforting to hear this.
Thank you
monstermash654 4 years ago 2
You are a wise man . My mother died 3 days ago (14 01 2008)Thanks for posting .Hope to here from you .
walterschaerl 4 years ago 6
thanks for posting this, my Dad passed away suddenly yesterday (19/01/2008).
illegallyUgly 4 years ago 5
This is a very insightful, honest and helpful video. It is of comfort to many of us.
nanogirl 4 years ago 5
your a very wise person and i respect you
jesseliu92 4 years ago 13
Thanks a lot for making this video. I lost my Grandmother yesterday and hearing you talk about your experiences helps me and many others to get through it. I'm glad you're so positive about it - keep it up!
Nullo247 4 years ago 5
wow this mans brillaint hes like a online pschlogical helper
garland2066 4 years ago 4
Thankyou for sharing. You are great :)
Albags83 4 years ago 5
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings from a full life of experience. I lost my father last year and you're right; time has blunted the pain, though it will never take it away. He was about your age, and in tuning into your broadcasts, I somehow feel a little closer to him.
Thank you once again, and have a wonderful 2008.
terminalcase42 4 years ago 7
great subject. not cheery, but relevant. I always feel that when someone I know dies, that bad feeling I get is more for myself - for the fact that I've been reminded in the most direct way of my mortality, my limited shelf life - something we rarely think about. "The Impossibility of Death in the Mind of the Living".
dirtrail 4 years ago 6
geriatric1927, you don't need to use wise words, you are already very VERY wise.
DarkKrad14 4 years ago 4
thankyou for this!
ooxangelxoo 4 years ago 2
Merry Christmas Geriatric...
God Bless =)
- LLV
LegoLandVideos 4 years ago 2
thank you is all I can say.
there is so much more moving my mind but like a lot of people before, I can't find the words to describe.
I would like to pass my best wishes for christmas and the new year, too.
thank you.
TheTinkle 4 years ago 2
the older we get,the more we realize that life is made of memories---thank-you,g1927, for having the kindness & courage to share such personal experiences-you're a good man---God bless---
billybluesrock 4 years ago 4
thank you for this. there is so much more i would like to say, but thank you will have to do. the wisdom of experience shows in you.
UTprojects 4 years ago 3
Thank you for you touching advice. In October, a close family member died of a sudden heart attack. Note you message has helped. I would like to pass on my best wishes for Christmas and 2008.
swal593868 4 years ago 2
*****
Hereinmyhead102 4 years ago 2
Thanks Peter....... you are a wise man.
tundramom 4 years ago 2
why would you take time out of your day just to be mean to someone? you must live a sad life if you have to resort to such things to make yourself feel some purpose in life.
kristikclark 4 years ago
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fuck you asshole! hes a legend
Phatberry 4 years ago
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Nicktheprick1995 2 years ago
I was not talking about geriatric1927, I was talking about someone who posted something mean and obnoxious.
kristikclark 2 years ago
OK. Sorry for jumping to conclusions.
Nicktheprick1995 2 years ago
No problem. Thanks for responding.
kristikclark 2 years ago
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84? thats is obscene. i do not intend to live past 43.
BoredUtuber 4 years ago
you probably won't...
flaze3 4 years ago 2
why wait? do it tonight.
jcrist 4 years ago
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And why, pray tell, would you know a story about a hermit who's only friend is their mother and even his name? I have never heard of him. Hmmmm.............
amwatchingu 4 years ago
Hi, honey. I love you. Why you treat me so mean?
amwatchingu 4 years ago
My mother died on December 11, 2007. She was pretty closer to your mother's age. She was 84 years old. Her death was peaceful, as you indicated, because I was provided with the proper tools to make her comfortable by Hospice and they were on-call 24/7. I have no other near-by relatives or friends, so I was very grateful for the caring people of Hospice.
amwatchingu 4 years ago
They also took care of the preparation of the body. I have already been grieving since April when it became apparent her congestive heart failure was in the final stages. And she disappeared right before my very eyes as CHF causes loss of appetite. Her cognitive abilities started too fade, probably from lack of oxygen. She was very tired before she died, both of the world and because her heart was failing.
amwatchingu 4 years ago
interesting that this has been favorited 88 times. for your mother i guess.
irabnut 4 years ago
Peter, I feel for you and understand your pain. We as humans have been taught to grieve and fear death. However, death is nothing to fear, and it is only a natural occurrence in our journeys. It is not the end, on the contrary it is only a begining. The spirit lives on, and we will see our love ones again. But most of us do not understand this and only see hurt and miss those we love. She will always be with you, and no one can take that away.
markangeloc 4 years ago 2
Death is never positive but its in these situations where we're confronted with our own or some close to ours' mortality that we appreciate life that much more. Thankyou for this video.
BrynWebb18 4 years ago
very touching. cheers.
N4TH4NJ4Y 4 years ago 2
Further to my post of a couple of weeks ago, my poor, dear dad slipped away last Thursday evening at 11pm. I'm online as I can't sleep, looking for words of comfort... the heart has a great capacity to hurt. But also a great capacity to heal. I have to have faith that we will recovery eventually. I promise to be strong for mum and keep us all going. I thank God for giving me the best dad in the world.
indicrow 4 years ago
Thank You :)
timetunnelpro 4 years ago
Great video. If I can offer anything that is wise/comforting in my young age it is a saying on the nature of being and when contemplating death from Ride the Tiger, one of my favourite books. "One should maintain the sentiment, or presentiment, of one who when getting on a train knows he will get off it, and that when he gets off he will see the entire course travelled, and will go further."
marbs0204 4 years ago 2
thanks for the video and you are truly a
wonderful person
Mario45885 4 years ago 2
Thank you.
chris3443 4 years ago
Listening to this video did more good to me than all the psychologists and medications I have had put together.
There was a quote I ran across in a Stephen King novel that I think summarized it best. The quote went something like "No one is truly dead until they are forgotten by all".
Thank you so much for this video and all your other videos. You truly are a great man and I wish you the best of luck and a Happy New Year.
hobyboy07 4 years ago
thank you very much
crash12344 4 years ago
Peter, I really liked your video. I lost my Dad last year and I miss him so much. Your talk helped me put things in perspective. Please keep doing these videos, they are an inspiration to all that is good. Thankyou so much.
alanhudsonesq 4 years ago 2
Also can you read the stories you wrote to us. I'm sorry about your wife.
Annabanana1324 4 years ago
I'm always very worried about people close to me dying. Just the thought makes me cry sometimes.
Annabanana1324 4 years ago
great job, Peter!! Very well done indeed!
eagleeyez128 4 years ago
win sir, win
STRING3R 4 years ago
Well said. Your calm demeanour and wise words speak volumes about who you are Peter. Thank- you for being so open and forthright with your commentary, the world would be a better place if we all took the time to listen to seniors and learn from your experiences.
TandEeesDad 4 years ago
I'm about to lose my dear dad. I can't believe I'll never have another of those big dad hugs or hear his voice again. I feel like my heart has been ripped out. But I have to cry alone, because I must love and support my poor mother who needs me to be strong.
The pain makes you curl up and die inside. I would give anything for just one more day with him. I would cram a whole lifetime into that one day.
indicrow 4 years ago
I'm so sorry to hear that. You may cry alone, but I promise you, without a doubt, that others are thinking of you. Myself included.
JustMyGold 4 years ago 2
great video. i hate how sometimes i take my parent's existence for granted. i'm so thankful that they are still here with me. thanks for reminding me.
notsodarling2088 4 years ago 2
you are a good man.
ikhouvanbier 4 years ago 3
Thanks for sharing that man, god bless you.
gavo51 4 years ago 2
Wonderful blog Peter, thanks so much for sharing with us. Its wonderful you feel your wifes presence there. I believe in that sort if thing.
Showgirly 4 years ago
Thanks for that Peter.
diireallycare 4 years ago
rock on bro! - richard
Lagwagon555 4 years ago
i love you so much, you are the best.
redsox32394 4 years ago
I also would like to say god bless you, and ask you to keep up the good work.
sharnzac11 4 years ago 10
Oh what a comfort you are. Listening to you recount your very personal and heartfelt feelings gave me such comfort. You are the grandfather I always wanted. I am a grandmother myself with a grandchild who is now 5. We dont realise what an impact a grandparent truly has till you sit awhile with one. We all need people like you. I love what you are doing. This is truly wonderful.
chloewinters2007 4 years ago 5
true words of wisdom, you are a good hearted man!
CaucasusAra 4 years ago 3
Words of wisdom my friend - well said
UTD111 4 years ago 2
God bless you Geriatric1927. I just stumbled upon your videos by accident, you have a new fan!
drareg7777 4 years ago
thanks peter
ohmytit 4 years ago
God bless you peter
THEOMAR911 4 years ago
Bless your heart for speaking on this subject that's rather hard for which we all must face. My Mom has been dying from Alzheimer's for about three years. I have been grieving her all the while as the person she was slowly fads away. Thank-you for sharing your heart regarding the death of loved ones.((hugs)) Sherry
sherysista 4 years ago
Don't listen to the haters, Peter. So many people love you, including me :)
TopPopVids 4 years ago 5
Thank you for sharing your stories. :)
lauriew30 4 years ago
thanks for another great video, please carry on making great videos! i love them. oh ye check out charlieissocoollike hes quite funny he does clases on how to be english lolol(i love th english i am english!) long live england!
gamecharger 4 years ago
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You are, without a doubt, a most pathetic excuse of a human being. I hope that you are writing your message from a prison cell as I don't believe you are fit to live in a civil society. Period.
patrolwatcher 4 years ago
i was about to leave an extremely bad comment then but i realised that you wernt talking about pete it was acctually to a previous comment that someone left but you didnt reply to the the last one so everyone thinks your abbusing pete
Lockylew 4 years ago
I thank you for sharing your thoughts. God bless.
patrolwatcher 4 years ago 3
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Fuck yeah, show me the boobs
mgturbo1300 4 years ago
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I LOVE YOU!
mgturbo1300 4 years ago
death sux no matter how peaceful it is:)
semiliteratedgod 4 years ago
You are still my favourite person in youtube. I really get a lot from your videos. Thanks a lot from Finland!
pasipa 4 years ago
needs moar POST NEW VIDEO :)
rcnitrodude999 4 years ago
Thank you for the vid.
axlrose31699 4 years ago
Your video is truly inspirational and your wise word are very comforting. Keep up the good work.
FlawedDeception 4 years ago
4 October 2007
Thank you, Peter
"cat"
dadhiltonmps 4 years ago 2
KEWL
GrammyGang 4 years ago
Great video...Some great points!
studio1102artist 4 years ago
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My friend's grandma walked in on him masturbating.
vehicl3 4 years ago
your friend's grandma did that on purpose
burnmaker1 4 years ago
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LOL
mgturbo1300 4 years ago
Wonderful video, Peter. Your words are comforting.
pi314too 4 years ago 5
Peter, I've watched several of your vids but never commented. Just by chance I came by this one. Your point of view was very interesting about death. My father died when he was only 51. I still miss him,yet your right...with time things do get better. I admire how honest you are about any subject. You are quite an inspiration Peter. Thank you very much for sharing such endearing thoughts of your life. Take care & God Bless. <333 *Teresa*
treesie69 4 years ago 6
Thank you for your generous thoughts and helpful words. You are a treasure. - Ms. Pogle
MrPogle 4 years ago 2
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patrick5427849 4 years ago
I have to agree that the time of death can be a time of peace and relief. I have seen this many times in hospital (I am a nurse) when sickness goes on a while death is welcome to end their discomfort.
Too... there is times when people are grief stricken and mourn loudly at the time their loved one dies - this can happen when there is unresolved issues. Culture too can affect the way people respond to seeing there loved ones die. Great video post, Peter.
Desiree64 4 years ago 4
great video yet again
utubehead2k7 4 years ago 4
Great video yet again Peter.
RiuvGuitar 4 years ago 4
Maybe you already explained in some of your videos. I'll watch them all anyway. I really appreciate what you do.
If there's anything you want to know about China or from a Chinese person, please let me know. I'll be more than pleased to share some of my thoughts or experience.
less28less 4 years ago
I've been in this stress from work for long and now it seems to change quite shortly. So, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with me and those who need them.
By the way, I watched a few of your earlier videos. There was one you said goodbye in Chinese "zai jian". I wonder why you wanted to appeal English-speaking Chinese.
less28less 4 years ago
Nihao there,
I'm a young man of 25 and I'm Chinese. YouTube was shut down for weeks here in China. I gave it another try today and fortunately, it is back.
less28less 4 years ago
Nihao there,
I'm a young man of 25 and I'm Chinese. YouTube was shut down for weeks here in China. I gave it another try today and fortunately, it is back. I watched a couple of your videos long time ago. Today, the topic of this your video grabbed my attention hence I watched it. I remember the passing away of my loved persons. It is some kind of melancholy but it really got my mind into peace.
less28less 4 years ago
Oh, Peter. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
lailamp 4 years ago
so sad.
sjccnidiots 4 years ago
Peter for Pres. 08... anyone??
mason210 4 years ago
he wasnt born in the USA, he cant be president
ahardy5891 4 years ago
He was born on earth... president of earth... geez get with it. muhahaha
mason210 4 years ago
lucky him!!!
why would he want to be
RiuvGuitar 4 years ago
Its nice to hear this but there is no light at the tunnel in this message : No mention of the afterlife; no hope but just some thoughts. It is a good narative though.
meaulflour 4 years ago
The spiritual tradition I follow has a custom of praying for "the grace of a happy death." I think that your mom and wife were graced that way. Thank you for sharing, Peter.
4hischurch 4 years ago
Beautiful explanations, I am glad that someone like you can speak and at the same time transcend generations with your speech. I am a young adult but still, I was able to feel your words as if what you had mentioned took place in my own life...I'm sure many others can agree...Thank you!
Wun2ThaVisionary 4 years ago
i used to be terrified of death around 2 years ago after my nan died. It just dawned on me, "after you die, thats it, you cant think, you dont know youve died, forever and ever" and i went to bed around 7:30pm to stop thinkin about it bcos i felt really ill and i really couldnt live with it. eventually i started going to my local church to try and deal with it, and did, ive been a christian 2 years now and in no way afraid of death. thank you
Lewj91 4 years ago
Hes the closest thing to a Grandad I have, thanks.
tmebutuoy 4 years ago
i got the same chair.. i swear.
adamselstarr 4 years ago
peter oakley.
adamselstarr 4 years ago
hello, i think youre the bestestestest person EVER.
andietv 4 years ago
grandma then ma. it's all the cycle
and we are so lucky to have them.
speedcrayzy 4 years ago
thank you peter
cobweb1989 4 years ago
Thanks Peter for sharing this with us. For my part i could hear and understand you very well; both form and content.:-)
lindenfranz 4 years ago
My Grandfather died a few months ago, we weren't with him when he passed 'over the rainbow' but I knew it had happened, even though we live miles, and miles apart. And when I recieved the phone call from his wife to ask my father to get in contact with her, I had been watching 'The Wizard of Oz' and I found a way to deal with it, I like to think say 'He's Over The Rainbow'. I feel terrified when I think of other people dying, but I am not scared of myself dying.
ElijahsImpact 4 years ago
I lost mine in December and just thinking about all the good times helped me ^.^
You have avery good outlook on death :)
Runescape1992 4 years ago
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starpitch41 4 years ago
Thanks for this insight, Peter. I'm amazed again and again at how young you look! Regards from Germany :)
monkibex 4 years ago
ur awesome!
guitarguy0576 4 years ago