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Speaking at Your Own Funeral
Every time I attend a funeral or memorial service, I think about how powerless the guest of honor is.
Conversations take place, tributes and memories are offered, events of their lives are recalled, intimate stories are relayed—and they can’t do a thing about any of it. Once someone dies they are defined and summarized without their consent.If there’s one certainty of this life, it’s that we all will surely find ourselves in a similar situation, including you.
I’m sorry to remind you but there will come a day when you will cease to be.
One day, there will be a funeral for you and you won't be…
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