The sombre tones of Chopin’s funeral march is the soundscape to the gathering scores of people, some in suits, most in jeans and trainers, in a room on the fringes of the City of London. At the front, a tall wiry man in a dog-collar speaks to the assembled crowd. “Dearly beloved, we are here today?…?to show our sympathy and to give our comfort to those who feel the loss most and for ourselves to meditate on the brevity of life.”
伴隨著肖邦葬禮進行曲陰沉的調子,人群逐漸聚集在倫敦金融城(City of London)邊上的一個房間里,其中有些人身著西裝,絕大多數人則穿著牛仔褲和運動鞋。一個高瘦結實、圍著牧師式白色硬領的男子站在前面,向聚集起來的人群發表講話。“親愛的各位,今天我們來到這里……以表達我們的感同身受,并將我們的安慰帶給那些因為它的離去而承受了最大傷痛的人,這也將促使我們自己沉思人生的短暫。”
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