The father of one of our customers passed away this weekend. We went to wake at Guido's funeral parlor. And as the name implies it is a real old school Italian funeral parlor on Clinton and Carroll St. The artwork and sculptures and painting are unbelievable. It is so old school and so beautiful you think you are in a museum instead of a funeral home.
Anyway the man who passed was a sculptor who did some well know works but did his best work when he retired. He donated a bunch of great sculptures to various good causes. One of the best he donated to Mother Theresa. She wrote him back a beautiful letter that was on display in the funeral home. Her humility shined off the page as did that of the sculptor. It is a little thing in the scheme of things but shows how you can do things that need to be done even if you a just a little guy in Brooklyn. A saint will recognize your generosity. It just made me think.
What the hell did Christopher Hitchen's ever do that was worth a shit in comparison.
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The anti-mother Theresa sentiment is sort of fascinating, isn't it?
Here was a woman who did what she could do, fully and completely committed.
And they bash her because she didn't do what they considered to be "the right thing". I don't think you have the right to do that unless you are wiling to completely devote yourself as she was.
The family asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Mother Theresa's charity. Now that I have the right address I can make some donations that I know will go to a good cause.
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