A Soulful Journey

“A young preacher came to his first church the day of a funeral and, not having known the deceased, asked if anyone would care to offer a eulogy.   From the back pew a voice called: “His brother was even worse.”   -Newsweek 4/1982 We do not speak ill of the dead.  We remember the kindest things about them.  Tell me then, why do we do less for the living?

There is a tale of a rabbi who had a funeral oration to deliver.   The rabbi went to all the relatives inquiring about the deceased’s reputation.   No one had a good word to say about him.   Finally, the rabbi approached a friend for advice.   “What should I say about him?” “Well, all I can tell you is that his brother was worse.”             - Louis Jacobs Moral? There is always someone worse than the one you hate. Moral? There is inevitably some morsel of goodness in everyone.   But you may have to search to find it.