By Jerry Brown
When we consider the PAIN that cascades upon us with the death of one beloved and the catharsis that THE FUNERAL evokes, it is a study in absolute irony.
Since the dawn of humankind and in every global culture and society, DEATH is the common denominator of PAIN. PAIN in the forms of shock, disbelief, denial, sorrow, loneliness and profound despair. Then wondrously, out of the darkest corridors of hopelessness and debilitating grief, THE FUNERAL activity and ceremony begin to OPEN – THE DOORS of acceptance, hope and YES celebration for the life that has been lived with love, purpose, understanding and elegance.
DEATH and the FUNERAL – not a contradiction but a bitter-sweet synergy of LIFE!
When we consider the PAIN that cascades upon us with the death of one beloved and the catharsis that THE FUNERAL evokes, it is a study in absolute irony.
Since the dawn of humankind and in every global culture and society, DEATH is the common denominator of PAIN. PAIN in the forms of shock, disbelief, denial, sorrow, loneliness and profound despair. Then wondrously, out of the darkest corridors of hopelessness and debilitating grief, THE FUNERAL activity and ceremony begin to OPEN – THE DOORS of acceptance, hope and YES celebration for the life that has been lived with love, purpose, understanding and elegance.
DEATH and the FUNERAL – not a contradiction but a bitter-sweet synergy of LIFE!
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