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joshdawg

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21. Peace. They finally found peace.

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 05:00 AM

Oct 2014

And it shows in their countenance. I saw it first-hand in my Mom in January of 2013. She was 90.
Thank you so much for these photos.
I especially liked the comment of one of the posters so much I had to repost it here:

"Parents procreate and therefore will death upon their offspring. I have to die someday simply because my parents chose to breed. The best way to avoid death is to prevent birth. I dislike death so much that I've chosen to never will it on another human being by imposing the death sentence of life. Also, neuter/spay your pets! Life is a horrible wrath to pass down!"

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"Powerful Portraits Of Individuals Before And Directly After Their Death" [View all] AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 OP

These are truly marvelous, my dear AllenVanAllen! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 #1

thank you AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #5

21 grams Xipe Totec Oct 2014 #2

rotten tomatoes gives it an 80% AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #6

this brought me to tears: orleans Oct 2014 #3

"suddenly, everything matters" AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #4

These are quite stunning, AllenVanAllen. brer cat Oct 2014 #7

thank you for stopping by to check them out, brer cat. AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #9

I was transfixed! Studied every one. Thanks for this, they are amazing nt riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #8

thank you riderinthestorm! AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #10

Michael Lauermann looks like he's smiling sakabatou Oct 2014 #11

he does sakabatou. AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #12

That was so powerful. Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #13

i think sometimes people just don't know what to say or do. i've found that to be so true AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #14

I agree. It is difficult to talk about. Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #22

thank you so much Curmudgeoness AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #24

“Everything that’s not real is stripped away,” he told The Guardian, magical thyme Oct 2014 #15

thank you magical thyme AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #16

my mum died of cancer but she looked like she was sleeping Skittles Oct 2014 #17

to see her peace reflected in a tangible way... AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #18

aw thanks Skittles Oct 2014 #19

i would suppose no matter what state were in we can feel love. AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #20

Peace. They finally found peace. joshdawg Oct 2014 #21

in the end we all want peace. AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #25

Thanks for sharing left-of-center2012 Oct 2014 #23

thank you left-of-center2012 AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #26

I took pictures hotrod0808 Oct 2014 #27

i'm so sorry for your loss hotrod0808 AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #29

Very powerful ailsagirl Oct 2014 #28

i love that ailsagirl AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #30

It truly is ailsagirl Oct 2014 #31

"I believe we need to make a conscious decision to "smell the roses" AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #36

Very insightful! defacto7 Oct 2014 #32

thank you defacto7! AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #33

The little baby looks like she was transformed into a doll in death. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #34

that's so spot on. AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #35