Goodbye and Hello

Just sang at a lovely funeral for a friend's mother.
Actually, Mary was singing the Mass for her own mother, and I joined a few choir members in supporting her. She sang beautifully, and delivered a heartfelt eulogy at the end of the Mass.
As she sang, I was remembering the viewing I'd gone to the night before; the family had arranged hundred's of photos of Mary's mother and dad with their six beautiful children and grandchildren around the closed casket. Mary's dad, the town mayor, shook hands and greeted everyone with his kind smile. He looked tired, but at peace after his wife's long illness.
Mary and her brothers and sister were sharing stories with friends, laughing and crying over a life well lived, a mother greatly loved.
Makes you stop and think: "what would people say about me?"
Came home to find a friend is expecting another child.