Grief shared is half the grief
<p><span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="memorable">memorable</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> 2:28 <span word="pm">pm</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Surprisingly">Surprisingly</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="murmured">murmured</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dressing">dressing</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="downstairs">downstairs</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>, <span word="blaring">blaring</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="horns">horns</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peep">peep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="silently">silently</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="therapeutic">therapeutic</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mourn">mourn</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1976. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grief">grief</span>", <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="ritual">ritual</span>", <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="spontaneous">spontaneous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="optional">optional</span>. <span word="Except">Except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="flagpoles">flagpoles</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="pause">pause</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="honk">honk</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="honk">honk</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="complying">complying</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> - <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>.</p>
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