tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post116143966817661298..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Molly Scotcher 1931-2006Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161518884357038532006-10-22T13:08:00.000+01:002006-10-22T13:08:00.000+01:00My condolences too Iain.My condolences too Iain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161473276643097342006-10-22T00:27:00.000+01:002006-10-22T00:27:00.000+01:00There was a not dissimiliar piece in the Telegraph...There was a not dissimiliar piece in the Telegraph today by Liz Hunt.<BR/>Odd.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I understand the dislocation of these rituals.My only ever half decent poem was called"Only at Weddings and Funerals" and tried to make sense of the pecucliarity of such events<BR/><BR/>"Nausea" starts with the character`s inability to feel involved at a funeral. You must be an existentialist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161463879807004132006-10-21T21:51:00.000+01:002006-10-21T21:51:00.000+01:00Iain,Thank you for that post - it was a blessing. ...Iain,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for that post - it was a blessing. Please be assured of my prayers for your Godmother, you and your family at Mass tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>dĂșnadanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161463491752310852006-10-21T21:44:00.000+01:002006-10-21T21:44:00.000+01:00IainIf I may I'll add my condolences and commisera...Iain<BR/><BR/>If I may I'll add my condolences and commiserations, too. But this is your blog and you should feel free to write whatever you wish. That you choose sometimes to write about more personal matters is no bad thing. It serves to remind us all that there is also real life to consider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161463325054580692006-10-21T21:42:00.000+01:002006-10-21T21:42:00.000+01:00the suggestion that 'death is nothing at all', is ...<I> the suggestion that 'death is nothing at all', is no comfort; indeed, it is a deception, because the event is seismic.</I><BR/>Strange words for a man of faith.<BR/>I am sorry that you are feeling loss, however, your friend lives within you, no doubt you can still smell his pipe, recall his smile, remember funny things he said and kindness' he did for you.<BR/>Think of those things and be grateful you knew him and called him friend.<BR/>Worked for me, hope it works for you.The Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007793676288933155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161460557890048492006-10-21T20:55:00.000+01:002006-10-21T20:55:00.000+01:00Sorry about your loss. Never gets easier in my exp...Sorry about your loss. Never gets easier in my experience (and the deaths within two years of two friends of mine in my age group was a real body blow), but somehow you have the strength to keep going. I now find that I tell those who are very close to me that I love them or that I am very fond of them. Was too English to do that beforehand!Paul Burginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718135185726733792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161457748735291402006-10-21T20:09:00.000+01:002006-10-21T20:09:00.000+01:00Mr Dale,His Grace sends his sincere condolences.He...Mr Dale,<BR/><BR/>His Grace sends his sincere condolences.<BR/><BR/>He lost his very good friend, Ralph Harris, on Thursday, and the suggestion that 'death is nothing at all', is no comfort; indeed, it is a deception, because the event is seismic. The void, the emptiness, the acknowledgement of the reality that one shall never laugh with him, debate with him, smell his pipe...<BR/><BR/>When those we love depart this life, there is nothing to restore hope but faith in the resurrection to come. When those who know the Lord depart this life, our tears are for ourselves.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>+CranmerArchbishop Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817505540390495385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161456713540880912006-10-21T19:51:00.000+01:002006-10-21T19:51:00.000+01:00Peter Hitchens, you won't believe this, but that w...Peter Hitchens, you won't believe this, but that was the reading at the funeral. Spooky, eh?Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161456316973743232006-10-21T19:45:00.000+01:002006-10-21T19:45:00.000+01:00Iain this gave me some comfort when My grandfather...Iain this gave me some comfort when My grandfather died.<BR/>Im notusually one for poetry but always pass this on to any body who has lost somebody.<BR/><BR/><I>Death is Nothing at All<BR/> <BR/> <BR/> Death is nothing at all.<BR/>I have only slipped away to the next room.<BR/>I am I and you are you.<BR/>Whatever we were to each other, <BR/>That, we still are.<BR/><BR/>Call me by my old familiar name.<BR/>Speak to me in the easy way<BR/>which you always used.<BR/>Put no difference into your tone.<BR/>Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.<BR/><BR/>Laugh as we always laughed<BR/>at the little jokes we enjoyed together.<BR/>Play, smile, think of me. Pray for me.<BR/>Let my name be ever the household word<BR/>that it always was.<BR/>Let it be spoken without effect.<BR/>Without the trace of a shadow on it.<BR/><BR/>Life means all that it ever meant.<BR/>It is the same that it ever was.<BR/>There is absolute unbroken continuity.<BR/>Why should I be out of mind<BR/>because I am out of sight? <BR/><BR/>I am but waiting for you.<BR/>For an interval.<BR/>Somewhere. Very near.<BR/>Just around the corner.<BR/><BR/>All is well.</I>The Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007793676288933155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161454745224924452006-10-21T19:19:00.000+01:002006-10-21T19:19:00.000+01:00'Dear IainPlease accept our inadequate & insensiti...'<BR/>Dear Iain<BR/><BR/>Please accept our inadequate & insensitive sympathy ... this is an occasion when words are of course insufficient <BR/><BR/>Tears ... you have at least this in common with the Good Lord ... Jesus also wept at Lazarus's funeral, for reasons which it is entirely to your credit that you understand & share<BR/><BR/>I have the honour to remain your obedient servant and with best wishes <BR/><BR/>G EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161450143910242902006-10-21T18:02:00.000+01:002006-10-21T18:02:00.000+01:00Self indulgement my arse Iain; this is your blog a...Self indulgement my arse Iain; this is your blog and if you want to talk about the memory of your Godmother, then who are we to do anything but sympathise?<BR/><BR/>Condloences from me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161445742818288582006-10-21T16:49:00.000+01:002006-10-21T16:49:00.000+01:00Iain - sorry for your loss.When my last grandparen...Iain - sorry for your loss.<BR/><BR/>When my last grandparent died on on my father's side - all the cousins descided to meet up each year. We've been fairly good at it over the last decade. Its always a bit of an effort, but always worth while too !Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161445730968981082006-10-21T16:48:00.000+01:002006-10-21T16:48:00.000+01:00GrandpapapatYou are quite right. I suppose I meant...Grandpapapat<BR/><BR/>You are quite right. I suppose I meant for me personally - and as I have no children I guess my point stands.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161445281222038262006-10-21T16:41:00.000+01:002006-10-21T16:41:00.000+01:00ehm'I can think of nothing worse than discovering ...ehm'I can think of nothing worse than discovering a dead parent.'<BR/><BR/>I sincerely hope you never have to find one of your children dead; I believe you will then reconsider your statement...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161442745600098202006-10-21T15:59:00.000+01:002006-10-21T15:59:00.000+01:00condolencescondolencesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161442706693313962006-10-21T15:58:00.000+01:002006-10-21T15:58:00.000+01:00IainNo apologies needed - it was good of you to sh...Iain<BR/><BR/>No apologies needed - it was good of you to share this with us. Molly obviously played a very big part in the life of all of your family, including yourself.Paul Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161442055477660482006-10-21T15:47:00.000+01:002006-10-21T15:47:00.000+01:00My condolences, you realise at times like this how...My condolences, you realise at times like this how precious family is, that blood is thicker than water, despite, and in spite of, any powerful alliances you might have.<BR/><BR/>I had the task of waking my mother and telling her that my father lying next to her in bed had died, I never imagined having to do deliver such poignant news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161441700096934872006-10-21T15:41:00.000+01:002006-10-21T15:41:00.000+01:00IainI understand how you feel and my thoughts are ...Iain<BR/><BR/>I understand how you feel and my thoughts are with you.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1161440890444280682006-10-21T15:28:00.000+01:002006-10-21T15:28:00.000+01:00Sorry about your loss. Not sure its a great dereli...Sorry about your loss. Not sure its a great dereliction of duty to post about it- afterall one of the joys of reading a blog is not merely the subject matter- politics- but encountering another mind and what it finds interesting. In that sense the occasional post which says this kind of thing aint too bad. Anyway looking forward to reading more posts about politics!Gracchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344262838391424797noreply@blogger.com