Reflection — September 11th
A couple of months ago, I was standing in a crematorium watching the Funeral Directors bow to the coffin they had just placed on the catafalque (wooden platform). I was about to do the same. And a rogue thought flashed into my head: we bow at a coffin a lot… I wonder how many times the deceased was bowed to when they were alive?
I am absolutely not decrying the decorum with which funerals are conducted and the respect we show towards the deceased; I do think that is very important. But I would like to see more marks of respect paid to people when they are still alive. What would it look like
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