The bag piper

[Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland]

The BagPiper

    Time is like a river. You cannot touch the 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 pauper's 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 evidently 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 and 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 poor homeless man with no family and friends. I played like I've never played before.

    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 these septic tanks for twenty years."

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

 

[Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland]

Yes, it is real cute,and I am glad you had your laugh Linda and love and blessings to you too, Gyhldelphis Zaria Acacia!