A few kind words in parting

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Thank you all for your suggestions. I will post my quotes sometime soon when my books and I occupy the same time and space.

Originally Posted by Morthoron

Ummm...Al, you're not planning on kicking the bucket anytime soon, are you?

I can't even find a bucket, let alone kick one.

Anyway, what got me started on this thinking was a funeral I attended recently. The religious leader, presiding over one part of the ordeal, spoke a bunch of words that I found neither inspiring or coherent (and add theological to the list, but that could just be me). I just thought that, when my time came, I could have something ready that would be better, more fitting, and have more to say about who I was.

Which is another issue. When my father passed, his minister presided and spoke, and as I listened, I realized that the guy didn't know my father. Sure, he used the right name, and even made passing mention to the caveat that my father hadn't been much into churchin', but from that he extrapolated a whole lot.

And sure, my father was dead, so what did he care? This was more for his wife, as this is what she wanted/needed/requested.

I found my father's brief military funeral more moving, as I knew that he would have liked it.

So, instead of leaving my last scene to someone else, I just thought that I'd prepare some of the script now.

And who *couldn't* do with a good dosing of Tolkien?