TS,Monday August 23, 2010
After reading “Importance of making a will,” (The Star, Aug 19), I wish to offer some suggestions so that one’s inheritance can be more meaningful to their beneficiaries.
While it is good for family members to gather together to hear the will read out by a lawyer, it will be more meaningful and convincing for everyone present to hear the will read out by the benefactor through a voice recording.
Although a video recording is better, it can be too much of a hassle and costly whereas a recording studio can capture one’s voice for a minimal fee.
It is human nature to rush to a deathbed but many times this has proven futile because family members either arrived too late or the dying person is too weak to mutter any last words.
As such, it is necessary for everyone and not just those with properties in their name to record what they wish to say when they are still alive and kicking.
Their wisdom, advice and blessings may prove to be more enduring than the monetary wealth they leave behind for their dear ones.
The voice from the departed will be felt deeply in their hearts and even touch their souls.
Most of us leave behind countless photographs of ourselves which are silent testimonies of our time on this earth.
It is time to make your way to a recording studio so that you may one day depart with a smile on your face.
YS Chan
Kuala Lumpur
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