Creative Writing: Eulogy For Father

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I kneel in front of the grave marker, both knees on the ground, then I lower my head enough so that I show my submission and willingness to receive any judgment that my God, Virtue, may see fit to visit upon me. Then I touch my palms together and close my eyes, so that God's dearest daughter, Grace, would not be seen by these unworthy eyes, should my prayers be answered. In this position, I solemnly pray for the souls of both my parents to have found peace in the after-life. Many times I have been told that my father was an honorable man and surely he was welcomed in the heavens with open arms and the few faint memories I have of him confirm this. Likewise, my mother was always said to have been such a kind person that it would have been unthinkable …show more content…

Have you finally decided what is it that you're going to do? Are you going to sit down and help me with these documents? I also don't really mind if you decide to finally take responsibility for the family's castle in the countryside. I still don't see why you would be so resistant to marrying the Gracies' girl. You've been such good friends for such a long while now... Really, she's also an adult now, so I suppose if you really don't want to marry her then you probably ought to stop seeing her so often. It's not a very good look for a young unmarried man and woman to see each other so often, you might actually end up hurting her marriage prospects in the long run, you …show more content…

I know you have the utmost admiration for your father, I understand, I really do. He really was among the strongest knights of this kingdom, and that's saying something. You know that as things are now, most of the strongest knights are orcs, so it really was impressive for him to be so respected. Now, if you think that martial prowess was what made your father, than you couldn't be more wrong. Even if he did die fighting a dragon, it doesn't that he spent his whole life fighting. If you intend to honor your father's legacy, then I couldn't think of a better way to do it other than to take a wife and protect the family's castle along with the surrounding region.” I could easily see it in his eyes, even as he spoke these words he knew full well that there was no way they would convince me. After all, he is quite wrong in thinking that it is all about my father, even though he is a good part of it. “Uncle, I'm quite sure you know that this is far from just being about honoring my father's legacy. It is about understanding him, but not just him. It is about understanding my place in the world, in the kingdom. I just don't think I'm really ready to settle down and act as the steward and protector that my father was. Please, if you really value this family as much as you seem to and worries about the well-being of those that live under us, then let me go so that I can learn and mature in this journey, not just as a man, but as a noble as well.” He lowered his head, slowly

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