Father Brennan was in the Common Room where a pianist was playing Irish tunes. The pianist was quite good and told a little story behind each tune he was playing. Some of the residents were signing along. Father Brennan was awake and alert and seemed to be enjoying the music along with everyone else.
The pianist changed to songs from classical movies such as Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, and Sound of Music. We chatted about movies during the break between songs. I asked him if he had ever seen Casablanca or Gone with the Wind...no he hadn't. I asked about Sound of music...oh yes...Julie Andrews was in the movie...wonderful movie.
I asked Father Brennan how he was doing and he said it was a "not so good" day. He said it was difficult to put into words but he felt things "just weren't right". We talked about that for a bit and both of us expressed hope tomorrow would be a better day...he smiled...a smile that said so much...words are unnecessary.
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