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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22018823

 

The author seems to contradict herself IMHO. She explaines being good at making beef stroganoff should only be a footnote in someones obit, writers should focus on their main achievments, but she purposely found menial items for her description of Bin Laden.

 

I have thought briefly about what I might like to have said about me. Describing what I stood for would be acceptable I guess or giving the reader a brief recap of my proffesion would be another. As my accomplishments have never been anything stellar it would probably be a boring read. As opposed to someone who invented the light bulb or cured a deadly disease.

 

We all have a place in society where our presence is important to someone, but that doesn't equate to an entertaning story after we are dead.

 

I once had an argument with someone who was angry that I went to a mutual aquaintances funeral. He did not like the way this person led his life and was upset that I would waste my time paying homeage to him. During the conversation he said the following "Do you think he would go to your funeral if you had died!" My response to that was "after I'm dead whatta I care who shows up and who doesn't"? Along with that mindset why should anyone care what has been said about them? Dead is dead and just like your money you can't bring your vanity along either.

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Funerals and Obituaries are often more for the comfort of the living than for the sake of the deceased.

 

One may argue whether this is a fortuitous result of random traditions that came into favor or if that was the whole idea all along.

 

Ole Doctor Hemmer was very fond of stating that when people are mean, stingy, trifling and good-for-nothing their whole lives that they should be ground up and used for Dog Food—So they would at least be good for something in their wasted lives.

 

Personally, it wouldn't distress me at all to know that my body was destined to be Dog Food, or hog food or whatever.

 

Who gives a Rat's Derrière?

 

On the other hand, it is a soothing thought that I am scheduled to rest beside my father in sure and certain hope of the resurrection.

 

I'd like my Obituary to read:

 

"Philosopher, Artist, one-time Railroader and Small Arms expert."

 

My headstone could read:

 

"He loved God, His Dogs and his Guns."

 

Sometimes you just get a feeling that something is the Right thing to do—like going to the Funeral that you spoke of.

 

You know that you feel led to do it.

 

Those that don't feel the desire aren't wrong—they are just led differently.

 

You cannot waste time. You will have all the time that you can use while you're alive. Once dead, you'll have no further use for time.

 

 

 

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