Today I will go to a funeral. I suspect that it will be more of a celebration, at least in the minds of many of the attenders. The gentleman who passed, was exactly that - a gentle man. I did not know him well nor long. But what I have experienced of who he is, and was, has been more in experiencing his impact on his family. This man was well loved. And, this man sure seemed to love well. The impact of this gentle man's life is evident in his family. His family loves well.
A good friend of mine has been blessed to marry into this family. Her husband, (son of the gentleman who passed) loves my friend well. Which, in turn makes my friend insanely happy. Which, in turn makes my husband and I (along with mobs of our friends) thrilled. We love that our friend is insanely happy. We love the way that her husband loves her well. (Which in turn invites us to totally love her husband.) My bet is that he learned that from his mom, his dad and his relationship with his creator.
So, the impact of one man loving his family well, has expanded to his children, to their spouses, and to their friends. That is only one spoke of the wheel. Imagine how many other people have been impacted by one man (or woman) loving well.
Oh that I would learn to love well....and long.
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