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of Alan's very passionate and fiery nature, his nickname was "Dragon".

Alan had a humanist funeral, and it was very touching as the congregation said "goodbye" to a very much loved and admired friend who'd injected so much light, positivity and inspiration into our lives. As the curtains closed and the coffin travelled along its journey into the flames, the congregation made their way outside to pay their respects to Alan at the plot designated for him in the crematorium. We stood silently around the floral tributes by his plot, then suddenly out of nowhere, a dragonfly appeared......hovered for a few seconds over Alan's flowers, then vanished. Those who had always called Alan by his "Dragon" nickname were shocked and astonished. It is interesting to note that the crematorium is in the middle of a large urban area, with no water anywhere in the vicinity. The sight of a dragonfly in such an urbanised region, particularly in an area so far away from water, truly is a once-in-a-lifetime event......yet that event happened at the exact moment the mourners were paying their respects to their departed friend, nicknamed "Dragon".

Gradually the congregation dispersed, and I made my way home.

As soon as I arrived home, I switched on the radio....which is permanently tuned in to BBC Radio 2, a radio station in the UK which is renowned for playing easy-listening, middle-of-the-road music. I was stopped in my tracks.....the music playing on Radio 2 was the opera piece, "Carma Burana". Alan had requested that "Carma Burana" be played at his funeral, which it was. But, what was so strange about me arriving home and it being the very first thing on the radio? Of course coincidence instantly springs to mind, but firstly Alan wasn't really a music lover, especially opera - though he did love "Carma Burana" and had always told people that's what he wanted played at his funeral - and, secondly, it is astonishingly rare to hear opera played on BBC Radio 2, as the station is almost wholly reserved for the softer end of mainstream oldies pop music.

Coincidence? Or a "message" (along with the dragonfly) from Alan?

The End.

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