Re: [Mid] (OT) Horrible week at work!

> Uhhh, maybe this is a cultural thing, but I always thought the
>people who attended funerals were there to support the family with their
>grief.
>
> The wailing, crying and stuff is the release that leads to the
>healing and as a friends, should we not try to lessen the load by
sharing?
>
>Or maybe it's just a Jamaican thing... I dunno...
>
>V.
>From: Rob Galbraith <valizan@pathcom.com>
snipped

Yes, a catharsis is a good thing. It is a release, but what I think
Saradwen was trying to say is that in her experience, that release for
the family has always been a private thing, done prior to the supportive
guests arriving. Having it the other way around may be just a Jehova's
Witness thing, not necessarily cultural.

By the by, been to an Irish wake once. It was one of the best times
because it was all done in love. When my friend Jackie died a few years
ago, we friends threw her an Irish wake, (really long story as to what
went on otherwise) and we all laughed and cried and it was good. Every
November 22nd we all raise a pint to her, too. No particular tradition,
just our way of remembering the good stuff.

In Vivo Servates,
Lady Fionnuala McInnes

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Received on Fri Dec 3 08:55:39 1999