Today, i attended the funeral of the father of a good friend of mine. Needless to say, it was a sad occasion but brightened by some humorous anecdotes during the service.
Later, when reflecting on the service and the wake afterwards, i realised how much humour was shared at the funeral by friends and family. At the wake, i listened to and overheard various amusing tales involving my friend's father. There were others sharing genuine warmth with relatives or friends that they had not seen for months, or may be years.
Then, there were the other incidents!! During the service i stood next to a lady i had known for years but had never had the pleasure of singing hymns with at a funeral! Sharing a programme, our attempt to sing the first line of 'Morning Has Broken', was enough to scatter the congregation. The high pitch left us both grunting out the words much to the dismay of the people around us. The miming afterwards was an improvement!!!
Then some wag entertained us with stories about your body after death. Apparently, as soon as you die, you lose a few pounds in weight within about five to 10 minutes. I was also informed that when you are cremated, your ashes are the same weight as when you were born!! Obviously, the person was a specialist on the subject, so i did not question their obvious wisdom!!
For me, i was just delighted to attend the funeral without any complications. This follows a funeral a few years earlier where i attended the whole service of a complete stranger in error!! However, this is a story for another day!!
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