Clapping should be mandatory at funeral services. For every life a standing ovation. Eulogies are like our earthly CVs.
We are sitting in a packed cream-brick church listening to the eulogy for George. George was born in Pleasant Hills, NSW, but lived most of his life in Ashburton, Victoria. I knew that. George met Betty through an army mate, married and had one son. I knew that too. George broke his nose three times, most famously when he stuck his head out the car window while reversing from a paddock. He thought the window was open.
I almost like going to funerals now, so long as the protagonist has had a long and happy time. I like to hear the life of the friend I thought I knew well, nod at the familiar stories and then be stunned by all the things that had never come to light. Like at my auntie’s funeral. I never knew she went to Greek school on Saturdays. Or door-knocked for Red Cross. Or took up badminton after her children were born.And, of course, you want to speak to her one more time, urgently.
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