And the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth. It is better to go into house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, because that is the end of every man, and the living take it to heart. Ecclesiastes 7:1-2
This is just exactly the opposite of what the world would think. To the believer, the day we are born there are many uncertainties about the life before us, but the day we die we have the assurance of where we are going and the blessing that will come. We will never learn these things while we are feasting. Mourning brings room for insights of the things that are really,important. Jesus said, "Blessed are those who mourn." and that is what He meant.
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