Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted March 2, 2017 Members Posted March 2, 2017 The Bagpiper ~ author unknown As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the back country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost, and being a typical man, I didn't stop for directions. I finally arrived over an hour late and saw that the funeral director had evidently left, and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left, and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late. I went to the side of the grave and looked down. The vault lid was already in place and earth covered most of it. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play. The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I never played before for this poor, homeless man. As I played "Amazing Grace," the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head hung low, my heart was full. As I opened the door to my car to leave, I heard one of the workers say, "I ain't never seen nothin' like that before and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years." Apparently, I was still lost.... CoAspen 1 Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others?
CoAspen Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 I hope this was humour and not satire........ rudywoofs (Pam) 1 Quote
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