Mom and I went for a funeral wake this morning. We got news of the person demise last night. He was my aunt brother-in-law. Only 51, died in his sleep. They said only good folks died in their sleep, caused they don't feel no pain but a peaceful long sleep. I believe he was a good man, from the occasional family gathering that we be invited too. He was always smiling and quite a joker too. I'm not really sure what his caused of death was, but I think it was a heart attack.
I don't know him personally like a closed family do, since we are only related by marriage. However, when the time comes for the body to be brought over to the cemetery, I was sad and become teary eyed. I feel sad for the wife and his two son. I know what it felt like to loose someone you love.
Funny how the only time you get a chance to meet up with old friends, neighbours, folks you have not seen in eons, families from all corner of your life, only in two occasions.... death and marriage. One feel with so much sadness, the other feel with so much joy.
During the wake, one of the guest was taking the opportunity to hands out wedding invite cards. I sat and watch, at the same time I felt insulted and repulsed by her action. Doesn't this woman has any manners? Doesn't she realized people were in mourning and yet, she too self absorbed taking the moment to hands out her invites. There's time and place for everything. Today is not the time or place for her to be doing her it. That's shitty in my book.
Sigh..
PS: I'm totally ignoring the huge grandfather clock. Yeah I know its not something that could be easily ignored since its tick tocking every hour of the hour.... but I decides to give mom some slack... sigh.
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