Woman Captures Stranger’s Selfless Act of Respect in Pouring Rain as Funeral Procession Passes
When we see a funeral procession passing by on the roadway, we cannot help but connect the event to death, sorrow and grief.
We know that the people involved in the procession are mourning and we recall, even if just for a moment, the times in our own lives when we have been the mourner.
How do you respond when you see that line of cars driving quietly down the roadway with headlights on?
Not everyone reacts in the same way, but one man from Bloomington, Indiana, caught the attention of a driver with the way he showed respect for a funeral procession driving through the city.
Joy Wagler said she was driving through Bloomington when a man she did not know stopped his truck at the sight of the line of cars passing by in the opposite direction.
She watched as the unidentified man got out of his vehicle, removed his hat, stood in the pouring rain and bowed his head in solemn silence as the funeral procession passed.
Wagler was blown away by the stranger’s compassion and decided to share the touching moment on Facebook.
“I don’t know him, but he is a wonderful example of how we need to act when a funeral procession comes through while we are driving,” Wagler wrote.
“Not only did he pull over and stop, but he got out of his truck, took his hat off and stood (in the rain) with his hat on his chest and head bowed!” she continued.
She explained how the man stood quietly in the pouring rain until the end of the procession.
“This was longer than the average funeral procession and he didn’t move until it was over,” Wagler wrote. “Unfortunately this is something that has been lost with a lot of people.”
“He showed so much respect,” Wagler wrote.
She found the man’s actions to be inspiring and encouraging, and wanted to give him credit for his respectful attitude.
“It was a good reminder to me that we should never be so busy and so much in a hurry that we forget to show compassion and respect for our fellow men,” Wagler concluded.
Do you typically stop and show respect when you see a funeral procession in your community?
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