A death has occurred and everything is changed by this event. We are painfully aware that life can never be the same again...that yesterday is over...that relationships once rich have ended. But there is another way to look upon this truth. If life went on the same without the presence of the one who has died, we could only conclude that the life we here celebrate made no contribution, filled no space, meant nothing. The fact that this individual left behind a place that cannot be filled is a high tribute to this individual. Life can be the same after a trinket has been lost, but never after the loss of a treasure. (Paul Irion, "The Wyomning Churchman," Oct. 1985)
A death has occurred and everything is changed by this event. We are painfully aware that life can never be the same again...that yesterday is over...that relationships once rich have ended. But there is another way to look upon this truth. If life went on the same without the presence of the one who has died, we could only conclude that the life we here celebrate made no contribution, filled no space, meant nothing. The fact that this individual left behind a place that cannot be filled is a high tribute to this individual. Life can be the same after a trinket has been lost, but never after the loss of a treasure. (Paul Irion, "The Wyomning Churchman," Oct. 1985)
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