KEEP YOUR FORK

Over and over, the Rabbi heard the question, “Why is she holding a fork?” And when giving the eulogy he told the mourners…why.

The explanation was that the woman had made a death bed request to the rabbi telling him this… “In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, ‘Keep your fork.’ It was my favorite part, because I knew that something better was coming…like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie with whipped cream. Something wonderful, and with substance!’

So, I just want people to see me there in my casket with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder “What’s with the fork?” Then I want you to tell them….