I love humorous obits but, wow!, this one made me blush! And I'm only half way through!
Conja On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 05:58, Hans Pizka <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Steve, > > right everything absolutely. > > May I add something: > > all religions are good, as long as they are not abused by politics. > But all religions are created basically, to comfort those humans > who have difficulties accepting that their particular life span is > limited from the very beginning, and to comfort them with the ideas > that life will be continued in another spiritual form or by rebirth or > else. > > This is said free of all evaluation, more from a philosophical view > and MUST not discomfort anybody, as we all have to respect each others > view of life to keep peace. > > ########################################################## > > Am 12.02.2011 um 04:42 schrieb Steve Haflich: > > > David Goldberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The death of a musician is a sad event, but the obituary of flutist > > Richard Adeney has its amusing moments: > > > > This sentiment deserves a slight clarification. I apologize for the > > crudeness of my remarks, but that anyone might think apology is > > warranted attests to the truth of the remarks. > > > > The death of a retired musician (such as Adeney) is a sad event, but the > > death of an active musician is more complicated. It is certainly sad > > for family, friends, former students and colleagues. But all creatures > > above the single-cell level must die, and that death is what gives > > Lebensraum to new generations. > > > > Death of someone holding a chair (whether paid or amateur) is sad, but > > has a tinge of hope to those without a chair of similar quality. > > > > Again, sorry if this offends anyone, but that's the way the world works, > > and perhaps that is the way it _should_ work. > > > > (1) Every dark cloud has a silver lining. > > > > (2) Even a golden cloud has a lining that is merely silver. > > > > (Hans -- Don't worry! You're retired now; we all genuinely love you!) > > _______________________________________________ > > post: [email protected] > > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/conja.summerlin%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
