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In reply to the discussion: A thought on the horrifying airplane accident over France: [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,814 posts)35. I am a seminary student at a
progressive, liberal seminary. One of the first things we're taught in any pastoral care class is to never, never, EVER, under any circumstances whatsoever, say nonsense like "it happened for a reason", or " they're in a better place now" or any of that other trite bullshit. ESPECIALLY if we were serving as chaplains. What people essentially want is someone to be with, listen to, and cry with them. And when we're asked why it happened, to say we don't know. Because we DON'T know. No one does.
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Makes me think of a wonderful thought articulated by Christopher Reeves,
cilla4progress
Mar 2015
#23
Yeah--it's still tough when you have to put a loved one on a plane with the rain pissing down a
MADem
Mar 2015
#27
Your post and the comments here remind me of this book I read many years ago---
panader0
Mar 2015
#28
I read the last paragraph of The Bridge of San Luis Rey at funerals.
Manifestor_of_Light
Mar 2015
#51