Oh, wow, I'm sorry for your loss, and I hope you cope with your grief well.
My friend's relgious parents were nice enough to hold a non-religious memorial, because he was non-religious(although they kind of went against him by holding a memorial, because he had always said that he wouldn't want a funeral). It was basically just an honoring of his memory, and several people went up and we talked about who our friend was and his affect on our lives. It was extremely simple, no pomp and flair, and the only mention about a better place was the youth pastor that my friend's parents asked to speak, which if that made them feel better, that's fine with me.
My friend's relgious parents were nice enough to hold a non-religious memorial, because he was non-religious(although they kind of went against him by holding a memorial, because he had always said that he wouldn't want a funeral). It was basically just an honoring of his memory, and several people went up and we talked about who our friend was and his affect on our lives. It was extremely simple, no pomp and flair, and the only mention about a better place was the youth pastor that my friend's parents asked to speak, which if that made them feel better, that's fine with me.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
