A TOUCHING STORY
May 6, 2019 01:04:51 #
Lay down whatever is bothering you, breathe in the fresh air and “LISTEN” to this story.
Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. 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 pauper's cemetery in the Nova Scotia 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 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 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've 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 up 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 anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."
Apparently, I'm still lost … it's a man thing.
Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. 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 pauper's cemetery in the Nova Scotia 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 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 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've 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 up 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 anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."
Apparently, I'm still lost … it's a man thing.
May 6, 2019 06:25:53 #
that story is older than my Granny!
any new ones hidden away????LOL
any new ones hidden away????LOL
May 6, 2019 11:42:11 #
May 7, 2019 07:17:44 #
May 7, 2019 08:08:20 #
Hilarious! I never heard it either and as a former Health Agent who's inspected many a tank installation, I can't wait to tell it to my fellow inspectors.
May 7, 2019 08:37:34 #
May 7, 2019 09:50:38 #
I'd heard it before but this time it was just after I'd watched the post titled "Why I Stand" further down.
May 7, 2019 11:07:53 #
Which just proves some oldies are goodies.
dancers wrote:
that story is older than my Granny!
any new ones hidden away????LOL
any new ones hidden away????LOL
May 7, 2019 11:12:56 #
No matter how old a joke is there still are people who haven't heard it. And, no, I haven't seen this one before and I've seen a lot of old jokes on UHH. 
May 7, 2019 11:27:20 #
dancers wrote:
that story is older than my Granny!
any new ones hidden away????LOL
any new ones hidden away????LOL
New grannies? Is that even possible?
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