Reading Obits

In this past Sunday's paper, Lisa Scottoline, wrote an article about reading
obituaries. It turns out she is an avid reader of them. I thought I was weird, because I like to read them also, but apparently we have something in common.
Obituaries tell us so many things about people, that we never would have a gave
thought about. We learn about actors and dancers and inventors and doctors, judges and all sorts of everyday people who have made our lives just a little bit better. Most of these people went through life relatively unnoticed, until they passed away. It seems that when someone writes their obituary, they become famous for that short period of time. It brings meaning to a life. We all can
understand what that particular person meant to his or her family, and their
contributions to society.
Reading the obituaries, can also help us find out about our past relationships with friends and neighbors. How many times have we wondered how so and so's parents are doing, only to find out to late that they passed away. We might have been able to attend the service or send a nice card if we only knew.
I will keep reading the obits, and thanks to Lisa, I won't think of it as being
weird.