tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448359264529723073.post496880339209706520..comments2023-04-13T03:11:41.617-07:00Comments on Nathan Harbottle: What Kind Of Impact Will I Leave?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472973420063236733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448359264529723073.post-1182484698544699052011-02-23T04:41:59.214-08:002011-02-23T04:41:59.214-08:00Kami, thanks for the comment. I had thought about ...Kami, thanks for the comment. I had thought about that at the funeral, but knowing that this lady didn't leave her house much the last 15 plus years of her life I have to believe it was because she didn't have an large circle of influence. My grandpa passed away this past November at 81 years old and there were probably over 250 people at the funeral and quite a few more that attended just the viewing. It wasn't because he was a well-known leader in the community, rather he was out in the community sharing his wonderful personality.I do believe that sometimes it is the exact reason that you mention though. Thanks again for the comment. God bless!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472973420063236733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448359264529723073.post-13579967268656628862011-02-22T10:14:42.975-08:002011-02-22T10:14:42.975-08:00It might not have been that she didn't impact ...It might not have been that she didn't impact enough people (not the right phrase, but I think you know what I mean) but just that perhaps a great number of the people on whome she did have an impact had already passed, themselves. It is often the case that people who are that age have outlived a great number of their friends, coworkers, family, etc, and those that are still alive find it harder to get out and about for a funeral than they would have if they were in their 70s or 80s.<br /><br />My dad was 63 when he passed away and there were hundreds of people at his viewings and funeral. I remember thinking that it would have been a very different picture if he had been in his 80s or 90s when he'd passed - he would have impacted the same number of people either way (or more, if he'd lived longer), but we wouldn't have had any idea because a lot of them wouldn't have been around to pay their respects.kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034986267953730025noreply@blogger.com