Humorous Smilies

[IceWizard]

A Bagpiper's Story


This is a touching, great story.
Let go of what's bothering you,
breath in the fresh air and read this story.


Time is like a river.
You cannot touch the same water twice,
because the flow that has passed will never pass again.
Enjoy every moment of life.


As a bagpiper, 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 paupers’ 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 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.

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 bagpipes 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."

Apparently, I'm still lost....it's a man thing.