Day of sadness...day of laughter?

Went to my buddy Andrew Temple's funeral today. Very, very moving. And very beautiful and, of course, so terribly sad. Funny, I hadn't realized until I read the date of birth, how much younger Andrew was than me. He hadn't even turned 40. Crammed a whole lot of love and living into those few short years though. The place was packed. Hundreds of people who Andrew had touched and changed. I came home and like an idiot, had to dig up some old emails from Andrew that were still lingering on my hard drive. The internet is weird in that way. A person may shuffle off this mortal coil yet digital remnants and memorabilia will still be floating in cyberspace for a long, long time. I'm at peace with Andrews death. God knows he's finally out of pain. That man knew about pain let me tell you. My chemo was a walk in the park compared to what Andy slogged through. No, I'm very happy he's at peace. I'll just miss him. It's so very final, isn't it. They're gone and they are not coming back...at least not as we knew them. That's one of the reasons I take enormous comfort in the fact that our essence is eternal. It has to be. I heard a channelled non-physical entity (yes...we're getting weird now) once speak about the laughter that is heard in the non-physical world when someone dies. The minute they cross over and they see the big picture...they cannot stop laughing. Strangely, I take a lot of comfort in that. Hope you had a good chuckle Andy.

Comments

[Cher]

May you find comfort and joy in your memories of Andrew. I am sorry for your loss of a good friend.

[Heather Holdgate]

Thank you for taking the time to write about your good friend. And a special thank you for giving your perspective on death, "The minute they cross over and they see the big picture...they cannot stop laughing. Strangely, I take a lot of comfort in that." This also comforts me as I hope my mother is laughing 'til her stomach hurts when she 'finally' sees the big picture and doesn't need to be sad any longer.

I feel better now. Take care.

Heather
Whitby ON