| Enjoy every moment of life. 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 paupers cemetery in the Nova Scotia back country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didnt stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone 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 and the vault lid was already in place. I didnt 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 Ive never played before for this homeless man And as I played Amazing Grace, the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished, I packed my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head was hung low, my heart was full. As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, I never seen nothing like that before and Ive been puttin in septic tanks for more than twenty years................ A couple were having dinner one evening when the husband reached across the table, took his wifes hand in his and said, Catherine, soon we will be married 30 years, and theres something I have to know. In all of these 30 years, have you ever been unfaithful to me? Catherine replied, Well Harry, I have to be honest with you. Yes, Ive been unfaithful to you three times during these 30 years, but always for a good reason. Harry was obviously hurt by his wifes confession, but said, Catherine, I never suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by good reasons? Catherine said, The very first time was shortly after we were married, and we were about to lose our little house because we couldnt pay the mortgage. Do you remember that one evening I went to see the banker and the next day he notified you that the loan would be extended? Harry recalled the visit to the banker and said, I can forgive you for that. You saved our home, but what about the second time? Catherine asked, And do you remember when you were so sick, but we didnt have the money to pay for the heart surgery you needed? Well, I went to see your doctor one night and, if you recall, he did the surgery at no charge. I do recall that, says Harry. And you did it to save my life, so of course I can forgive you for that. Now tell me about the third time. All right, Catherine said. So do you remember when you ran for president of your golf club, and you needed 43 more votes?
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 23:27:57 +0000
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