A funeral of a common man

Funerals are sad occasions. But there is a tendency nowadays to celebrate rather than mourn the departed soul in the belief that the dead person is now free of the rigours of life on earth and, according to Greek mythology, is enjoying life in the Elysian Fields in the underworld or living a life of serenity and bliss up in heaven as Christians believe. But no matter how much we try to glorify death, it remains a traumatic and painful experience for the deceased’s family.So it was with one of my wife’s relatives from Havenside who possibly died from a massive heart attack. Siva had…