Fay: You've been a widower for three days. Have you considered a second marriage yet? McLeavy: No. Fay: Why not? McLeavy: I've been so busy with the funeral.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- McLeavy uses the burden of funeral arrangements as a deflection to avoid discussing remarriage.
- In plain terms
- He is too busy with death to think about life again.
- What can you take from it?
- Grief can be used as an excuse to avoid moving forward.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you stop performing grief?
- Is avoiding the future a valid coping strategy?
Another view
The joke overlooks that funeral duties are genuinely overwhelming.
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