What I’d Like to Hear at my Funeral:
“Kevin Smokler was my great friend. But I don’t ever remember telling him that. The words that are spoken at a funeral are spoken too late for the man who is dead. What a wonderful thing it would be to visit your own funeral. To sit at the front and hear what was said, maybe say a few things yourself. Kevin and I grew old together. But at times, when we laughed, we grew young. If he was here now, if he could hear what I say, I’d congratulate him on being a great man, and thank him for being a friend.”
–Inspired by Waking Ned Devine
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You are being morbid dear!
You are being morbid dear!
On the contrary my dear…
I think this is such a beautiful sentiment I wanted to share. And the movie was on last night.
On the contrary my dear…
I think this is such a beautiful sentiment I wanted to share. And the movie was on last night.
There are many sentiments from that movie that are worth restating. This is something I’ve thought of often (being the morbid type), but it’s also a reminder to those who remain to say these things to those who are still with us.
There are many sentiments from that movie that are worth restating. This is something I’ve thought of often (being the morbid type), but it’s also a reminder to those who remain to say these things to those who are still with us.
Exactly. I now have to jog my memory to remember the closing speech where they toast Ned Devine. That’s another beauty.
Exactly. I now have to jog my memory to remember the closing speech where they toast Ned Devine. That’s another beauty.