I had prepared this to say at the memorial, but felt all the personal speakers were so special I didnt feel this would elevate the moment. So choose not to share it but will post it here.
Hi
I’m Pam, one of Blaines cousins.
I wanted to read a short poem, upon Blains behalf, he thought it sounded like Paul.
[ When I come to the end of the road and the sun has set for me, I want no rites, in a gloom filled room. Why cry for a soul that is free?
[Miss me a little, but not for long, and not with head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared. Miss me, but let me go!!!
[For his journey, we all must go alone. Its all part of the master plan, a step on the road to home.
[When you are lonely and sick-at-heart, go to the friends we know. Laugh, and cry, enjoy the things we used to do. Miss me, but let me go.
……………breath……
I didn’t have the pleasure of really knowing Paul.
So I really appreciated, this beautiful memorial and all the heart felt tributes. He becomes immortal through the stories and connections.
It’s so apparent how loved and significant he was, to so many of you.
And because of his Life and Light, we gather here in grief and mourning.
In my 20s, I learned there was a type of pain, that was actually a blessing and a gift. A pain I could hold, and one I wanted to feel!!!
It’s the Inevitable, Excruciating, Necessary, pain of losing valuable and precious, things like; dreams, relationships and people.
This kind of pain, is the price we pay for love!! The cost we pay for living a Brave, Open-hearted life, one soaked in Love, Connection and Meaning.
Yes, this I will gladly pay for.
……breath……
So my wish for you is To live in Peace, with Pain.
And may Paul Rest in Awe and Wonder, with all the Magic of this universe, revealed to him.
Thank you