She envision at the end of her life, her family's burden of grief is lightened by the fact that they know exactly what her final wishes are. Free from guilt & uncertainty, they are able to spend her wake joyfully celebrating a life well lived & swapping cherished stories of her humor, heart & good old fashion common sense. It does seem like a good idea to make a living will, she said it will be.
I was really impressed with all that. As we were all seriously contemplating over this, she kind of 'switched' gear & started talking about life insurance. Then we realized, what's happening.... she's an insurance agent !!!!! Oh Goodness .... too late, I felt a little like being trapped & cornered into a tight spot.
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Then suddenly Richard ( the top boy of our year ) said "that's right, agree with what you said, thank
God, I've bought all the insurance I needed wayyyyyy....... back!". Always the smart one, we gratefully took the cue & quickly "confessed" that all of us did the same ...lol... She knew what's happening & was about to launch into another sales pitch when the monks started chanting & saved us ....lol....