Re: [nukkad] Cliched responses to death

["Ravi Menon" <>]

We have an Indian community mailing list and following a recent death
of one of our prominent members some of the messages were awkward to
say the least.
One of the worst I saw was "our heartiest condolences to the family" I
am sure the gentleman in question turned in his grave!
Ravi

On 9/26/06, Harshal Chhaya  wrote:
> I manage the website for our community organization and part of my
> responsibility is to announce recent deaths. I usually add a couple of
> editorial sentences expressing our sadness.
>
> While I was editing an obituary announcement today, I was struck by
> how cliched and tired the whole thing sounds. Do things like "Our
> prayers are with his family during this difficult time" and "May god
> give you all the strength to bear this loss" have any meaning any
> more? Do people even read those? I would like to just not use them
> anymore and just announce the death.
>
> But I am curious if such statements of sympathy and support, however
> trite, have a purpose. What do you think?
>
> Thanks,
> - Harshal
>
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