Time is like a river. You cannot touch the water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life. As a piper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service fora 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 pipes 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."
Grubbygypsy said
10:16 AM Jan 19, 2017
Crying and laughing all in the space of 30 seconds lol.
bill12 said
10:36 AM Jan 19, 2017
Loveit. Brought tears to my eyes.
sandsmere said
10:54 AM Jan 19, 2017
Very good Magnarc .
erad said
11:55 AM Jan 19, 2017
The definition of a true gentleman:
One who can play the bagpipes, but chooses not to in public.
Possum3 said
01:59 PM Jan 19, 2017
Harder to play than the didgeridoo and that's impossible (for me) although my youngest son can manage the didge, clap sticks are my limit.
the rocket said
10:25 AM Jan 21, 2017
Certainly is a moving song
TowBall said
06:00 PM Feb 3, 2017
great story mate.... laughed so much, had a little accident.....
BAGPIPES
Time is like a river. You cannot touch the water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life. As a piper, 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 pipes 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."
Very good Magnarc .
One who can play the bagpipes, but chooses not to in public.
Certainly is a moving song
great story mate.... laughed so much, had a little accident.....