Dee Lestari never imagined a human body at all, moreover this was her husband, Reza Gunawan, cremated. Dee Lestari gave ‘Small Notes from the Ashes of a Great Man’.
6 days have passed since Reza Gunawan died. However, Dee Lestari still feels the sense of loss.
Dee Lestari express her longing for her husband.
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“I miss you so much, but I’m happy for you at the same time,” wrote Dee Lestari.
In her latest upload, Dee Lestari shared her heart when she had to watch her husband be cremated. The writer and singer never imagined seeing their loved ones have to be cremated.
“I never imagined what it would be like to see a post-cremation human body. Never experienced that before, let alone related to the closest people. Really can’t anticipate what I think I feel,” said Dee Lestari.
“As soon as I entered the crematorium, before I might even digest my internal reactions and draw any conclusions, our room attendant, Mbak Siti, immediately put her arm around me. His face was astonished, and he wastigfar many times in amazement,” he continued.
The ‘miracle’ revealed by Dee Lestari heard the story of one of the crematorium officers who at that time helped the cremation procession Reza Gunawan.
“He said that during 15 years of working at a funeral home, he had never seen such a good cremation. He had never found a skull so intact, bones so white, still long, even teeth were neat,” wrote Dee Lestari.
“The collection of bones was very easy and smooth. Three pans filled up quickly. According to him, sometimes bones were crushed so that collecting them became difficult. Mbak Siti continued how she had been impressed since Reza’s body first entered the room. She didn’t know Reza before, but she might tell. felt the kindness of his heart. Many times throughout the procession he also cried with emotion as if crying for his own family, “he said.
Dee Lestari did not expect that the crematorium officer who did not know Reza Gunawan also cried and seemed to have received a communication from Reza Gunawan. There was a message that Dee Lestari got following Reza Gunawan was cremated.
“He felt Reza communicated with him, thanked him for his help, as well as left a message to his family that Reza knew his family had done the best for him. Something that I often doubt and become personally worried regarding: “Have I done enough? Have I really given my best?”,” he wrote.
“I am touched that even people who don’t know Reza can be entrusted with such a meaningful message, which previously might have been difficult for me to hear because of my own doubts.,” continued Dee Lestari.
Reza Gunawan’s cremation ashes immediately floated into the Ancol sea. However, there are some relics that were separated by the monks and will be kept on the altar of his house by Dee Lestari.
“Reza’s departure left a deep sense of sadness and loss. However, the various beautiful moments on his return, were too extraordinary to deny. In the end, the sadness was buttressed by happiness and relief. He lived such a brilliant life, and I’m honored to be a part of that life,” said Dee Lestari.
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