Offering Eulogies Can Be Very Difficult
In my speech class in college I was taught how to give all sorts of speeches for various occasions. I remember at the time wishing I would never have to offer eulogies for departed loved ones. That would just be much too hard, I thought to myself. When Dad died it fell on my shoulders to speak a tribute. It was so hard to convey my deep, deep sadness without falling apart emotionally. Dad would not have liked that. He disapproved of wearing one’s emotions for the world to see. Somehow I got through my little speech and sat down, but not before I noticed the slight approving nod from my mother.
