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Tuesday – The House that Sam Built
Dec. 2nd, 2008 04:23 pm.
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I spent the afternoon before Thanksgiving this year at a funeral, which is not such an unpleasant way to spend an afternoon, depending on why you are there. There are two reasons people attend funerals. The first is because you have just lost someone near and dear to you and you need the rituals and comradely to help you wrap your mind around what has happened and help you find closure. I've been to my share of funerals for that reason. The second reason you go to a funeral is to provide comfort and show respect to those people who are there for the first reason. This was one of those funerals for me. These funerals are bittersweet, but not devastating. It was for a neighbor in the corner house of the street I grew up on.
( The Dream Builder )
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I spent the afternoon before Thanksgiving this year at a funeral, which is not such an unpleasant way to spend an afternoon, depending on why you are there. There are two reasons people attend funerals. The first is because you have just lost someone near and dear to you and you need the rituals and comradely to help you wrap your mind around what has happened and help you find closure. I've been to my share of funerals for that reason. The second reason you go to a funeral is to provide comfort and show respect to those people who are there for the first reason. This was one of those funerals for me. These funerals are bittersweet, but not devastating. It was for a neighbor in the corner house of the street I grew up on.
( The Dream Builder )
