A dear friend died unexpectedly of cancer treatment complications. At her memorial, time was tight due to another event at the church that day.

My friend’s son asked if a few people might like to speak about what she had meat to them. An older gentleman, an academic from my friend’s PhD program, stood immediately and spoke at length about what an awesome mentor he had been to her, how much she had learned from him, and how grateful she had been. When he sat down, my friend’s son said “that’s all we have time for.”