Question: How is your daily life affected by Buddhism? What do you do and why do you do it?
I visit my grandmother's house about a few times a half year. Every time I visit her, I visit my grandfather's grave with her. I clean the gravestone and put beautiful flowers and light candles and pray for him. I have done this since I was little. He died when I was one year old, so I don't remember him at all, but while I pray I always tell him what happened to me recently and ask him to see me and help me even he doesn't exist.
I enjoy Christmas and Valentine's day which are Christianity, but this is one of my important custom. Actually, I don't know why I do that, but visiting a grave makes me relief and think that I think of him.
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Maybe now you can think more about the meaning of your actions and decide to act according to your beliefs instead of going along with the crowd! Good work!
I wonder that Japanese people often visit their graves, but is this action from their mind of appreciating their ancestors? I think it seems to be a mere formality because of the custom. However if the near and close relatives sleep in the grave, I will pray sicerely from my heart.
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