Funeral Processions
I need to bitch for a minute.
A few days ago I was driving home for lunch down a 4 lane road when a funeral procession came my way. I instantly pulled over and waited for it to pass. I do this even though the procession is on the other side of the road and there are multiple lanes between us, and so should you.
As I was sitting there, and I wasn’t the only person pulled over by the way, People would come up behind me slow down, then pass me and keep on driving.
That just PISSES ME OFF. Seriously, how hard is it for a person to show a little respect? I can think of maybe one reason that you would be justified to keep driving, and that’s if you have your pregnant wife in the seat next to you and she’s about to give birth, otherwise take time out of your, obviously overly important and busy day and PULL YOUR ASS OVER.
Seriously, It’s a show of respect, not so much for the dead person, but for the family. Remember, the person in that coffin was someone’s mother, father, husband, wife, brother, or sister. It’s a simple sign of respect toward the people that have experienced a loss, as simple as that. There is nothing so important in your day that you can’t take an extra 2 or 3 minutes to respect that simple fact. You don’t have to sit and watch as the procession goes by, hell, send someone a text message or something while you’re sitting there, lord knows you’re probably doing it while you’re driving anyway.
And remember, it’s seriously only going to take 2 or 3 minutes, often times less, sure sometimes someone was very popular or important and the procession will take longer, but what are we looking at, 10 minutes at most?? I think your stomach can wait another 3 minutes before you cram down the quarter pounder you’re about to go buy from McDonalds.
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AMEN brother!