ARE WE A SOCIETY OF HYPOCRITES ?
Recently a close friend & relative of mine passed away;
so I went to his house to offer my condolences to the bereaved family.
Sure enough there was a large crowd of relatives and friends.
On entry, many burst into tears .
Well that was expected.
But I did not know whether the tears were real or artificial!
But I found this out later.
Generally on such an occasion the priest is called to perform the last rites before the body is taken away for cremation.
As it often happens on such occasions, the priest does not turn up at the scheduled time.
For, normally the priest always keeps this, as his last engagement for the day, as he has to take a bath after this engagement.
The result is there is a lot of waiting time for the crowd assembled.
I find invariably a solemn occasion is turned into one of merry gossip!
The women chatter about their latest purchases and what have you ;
likewise the men on the latest share prices on the market !
I have noticed the same phenomenon when my parents passed away !
Venkatesh
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