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Old 01-25-2014, 11:38 PM   #969
orthodoc
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Originally Posted by glatt View Post
There's beauty in a moment like that.

I mean, it sucks, because you have the grief, and because he's gone. But all of you coming together to honor him and to be there for one another. And you're meeting lots of people for the first time, but you all share this common link. You're connected.

It's like some weird blend of grief and sorrow and community and warmth.
Beautifully said, glatt. That's just what a funeral will, ideally, generate ... connection, community, and warmth in the context of loss, remembrance, appreciation.

My condolences, UT.
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