There has not been a lot of exciting things going on lately, but one thing that was interesting was the princess' funeral. This is the king's sister. She died on January 2, 2008 (yes, 2008) and they just cremated her about 2 weeks ago. They did this for 2 reasons. One reason was to let people come and pay their respects, but the 2nd reason is one that I found interesting. They didn't want the princess' funeral to be just anywhere, so they built a huge area (the pictures below) just for the princess' funeral. Then, at the end of this month, they will tear it down. This structure costed over $9 million. The Thai people really know how to show respect to those who should have it.
Do I think it's a little crazy that they spent this much money on this area that will only be up for 1 month? From my American point of view, yes. However, the royal family is HIGHLY respected and when it comes to the royal family, there is nothing but the best. But how much more should we be giving God all of our respect and devotion to God who is living forever and continually working in the world and in us and our work for Him will never die. These were my thoughts while watching everything that was going on. The Thai people can teach me so much.
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