The Wind Phone

 

Have you ever heard of a wind phone? Neither had I until today, when I read an article in The Washington Post about a couple in California, who created one using a glass cabinet and table to create a telephone booth. They placed a rotary-dial telephone in it that they picked up in a thrift shop.

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Why on earth would anyone want to use a disconnected rotary-dial telephone? To feel that they are able to speak with their dearly departed. The couple in California lost their two children in a terrible car crash. They use the wind telephone to let them say the words they wish they had said to their children, as well as to express their grief. They say the wind phone has a very therapeutic effect, even though they cannot hear their children responding to them.

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According to the Post article, the first wind phone came about in 2010, when a Japanese man put a telephone booth in his garden by way of easing his grief for a cousin who had passed away. It seems that some 300 wind phones have been installed in the United States, alone, although they have been installed around the world.

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Personally, when grief moves in on me, I find it better to turn to the Lord in prayer. After all, He is taking care of my loved ones, and He has assured me that they are looking forward to our reunion when my time comes. This article is for them: my sons, Russell and Brian; Dad; Jim; Nanny and Papa B; and Marie and Jack R. May the Lord bless you and keep you, now and forever. Amen.

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Read more about wind phones: Wind phone in California desert helps people ease their grief - The Washington Post

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