When it comes to the dreaded funeral of a loved one or a friend, we are choked with emotion. We are not thinking straight. The funeral must go on either the service at the church or temple or at the gravesite.
The gathering of family and friends with the casket or the urn in plain sight is a shock to your nervous system. You might not be able to stand up while the service is conducted. Now it is your turn to make your trip up to the podium to speak a few words about this person who was such a vibrant part of your life and now was never to speak or walk again.
Now you are up at the podium. You break out in a sweat. Your heart starts beating faster and faster. Everyone in the audience is straining to hear your words but you haven’t uttered a word.
Somewhere deep from inside of your body, you hear a small voice starting to speak about the person who now is no longer. Your voice gets stronger as you tell of a particular story which was a special time between you and the deceased. The tears flow freely as you speak words from your heart and emotions.
You now wipe your streaming eyes and nose and walk slowly back to your seat. You suddenly feel a release. You feel you are now free to start the grieving and sometime in the future the recovery of your emotions and feelings of this precious person who is no longer among the living.
Thank you for reading my article. Please feel free to read any of my other articles on various subjects. Linda E. Meckler copyright 2011
