How do you best handle being at a funeral proceeding?
“Success is not delivering a good punchline. It’s living a good story.” (Dan Marino)
At the funeral service I attended yesterday, everything surrounding me seemed pretty much expected for this sad occasion. Guests entered in orderly fashion mostly dressed in formal attire.The family of our late, dear friend Lesley next entered together and took their seats in the front of the gathering area.The rabbi at the podium up front along with Lesley’s sister, niece, and two sons would likewise follow by offering heartwarming words about Lesley’s meaningful life.Yet while I also felt the strong need to be there then for Lesley, the somber service itself made me noticeably “ill at ease”.
But then it happened! Miami Dolphin ex-quarterback legend Dan Marino suddenly appeared in the room and quietly took his seat a few feet next to me. Appearing humbled yet attentive to the proceedings, Dan’s unspoken presence over this short time seemed to powerfully counteract such unease I felt in witnessing this ceremony of Lesley’s passing. For I’d made an emotional connection to Dan being here as both a leader of men in football and one whose presence I valued today in real life. Such an “aura” exuding extraordinary hopefulness and determination that I saw in him then (which Lesley portrayed as well) will likely help me to better cope with handling “loved ones” remembrances at any future funeral proceedings I attend as well.
Snippets of a Traveling Mind 
I find this very inappropriate!
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Wow ! Leslie was very blessed to have had you as a friend or loved one. Overtaken with such grief that there was no thought of Dan Marino at such a time.
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Actually I felt great tribute to see that Marino would actually show up that day.
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