Why do we always say RIP to the dead?

So they don’t become undead.

You hope their soul is at rest.

how do you think the tin man felt?

I think death is like a permanent vacation

I think it’s a plee to not be haunted.

Depends on your beliefs I guest

There souls are seeking rest in peace

Rest in peace doesn’t literally mean they’re resting. It’s a way of wishing that the person’s soul may be at peace after death. Death isn’t the end of the journey it’s the beginning of the real one. What comes after is what truly matters Heaven or Hell depending on how we lived our lives.

Sounds like rest to me

I think it was invented by superstitious people who were afraid of ghosts or "ghosts" like the deceased appearing in their dreams, so they say the mantra in hope the dead would leave them be.

I think its an old euphemism.

Maybe its easier for some to accept if they think of it as resting.