"A good name is better than precious ointment;
and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Ecclesiastes 7:1
Hello,
We lost my uncle (although we refer to him as grandfather most of the time because he is the oldest of the generation of our grandfathers).
Many people really admired him as he was a very strong Christian and never engaged himself in fights. He lived in harmony with everyone.
In Kalenjin culture, a place for my uncle's burial is usually the prerogative of the clan to decide. Uncle married two wives and one of the wives died a long time ago. So he was staying with the wife who is called his second wife whom he married in the 1950's. He stayed with her for most of his working life and through his illness.
The second wife is also the younger wife and because he was living with her there was no need to keep a second home for the first wife since no one would be living in it. Kalenjin culture does not allow a man to be buried near the house of the younger wife so we had to build a house quickly so that he could be buried next to his first wife.
This was a learning lesson for us as we had never witnessed this before. We learned a lot though what was of interest for me is to see what the Bible says and how far culture can be changed by it. I did learn my lessons though and am weighing the pros and cons of this culture (cultural practises).
My uncle has been laid to rest and we are now are now comforted.
Enjoy the photos.
