When someone you know has lost a loved one, it’s natural to want to offer your condolences. It can be difficult to know what to say or write. Messages of sympathy and condolences are often difficult to express, but they are important to convey. They translate your feelings into words. Often in such trying and emotional times, speaking may not always necessary the best way. In Singapore, one of the most common ways to convey your sympathy is by sending condolence flowers or funeral wreaths with a message card. While flowers can’t take away the pain of losing someone, they are a thoughtful way to show support and let the grieving family know that they are not alone in their grief. It’s an honourable gesture that shows respect, comfort and kindness. Sending condolence flowers and delivering meaningful sympathy messages can profoundly impact those mourning the loss of a loved one.
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Giving Condolence Flowers
It was 11 years ago; 11 years ago when I first gave a condolence flower to a friend. My friend was just 13 years old and she was lying in the coffin while I stood there, not wanting to believe what was before me.
Till this day, I still hold vivid memories of Daisy who passed away back in 2009. I was 13 then, and as a young teenager, my mind just could not comprehend what had just happened. I had pontang (pretended to be sick to miss school) school that day, when about 2.30pm after school hours I received a phone call from a school mate I was never really close to. It was odd. The moment I picked up the call, all I could hear was my friend crying as she struggled to tell me that Daisy had died. “What do you mean Daisy died?”, I asked, simply completely confounded. She just kept repeating, through her tears, that Daisy had died and that I should come to school now. As I lived just opposite the school, I ran as fast as I could and reached pretty soon. It was then that the school had gathered all students in our cohort to announce the death of my dear friend, Daisy. I was extremely shocked, and at the same overwhelmed by this sense of unbearable heaviness. There were so many words unspoken, there were so many regrets that I had.