I’ve taken a look at the obits lately and, frankly, I get a little annoyed. The deceased are going to be with their Lord; they pass away peacefully; surrounded by their loving family.
These repetitive eulogies imply that others have no idea where they’re going; are glad to have done with it, so leave with great determination, after being surrounded by their dysfunctional family, (perhaps, hoping to make a better family choice next time).
So, I finally found a good one. A guy “passed from the world as we know it across the Rainbow Bridge (a little Scandinavian Mythology here) to be welcomed by his beloved Clyde and Puppy Boy, all of them restored to health and happiness to run and play once again together, welcomed also by his parents”*, etc. etc.
It wasn’t that the guy wasn’t religious, because it ends with “Trust in Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who has a greater plan for all who love Him”.*
The tone of it was rather joyful instead of implying that only certain people in the “right” religious club (although there’s an invitation here) get to go to the Great Beyond in the “right” way.
(*Credit for these quotes goes to our Local “Chronicle” Newspaper.)
