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Are these telltale signs that we are a callous nation?

If you want to know what a people or society cherishes, listen to what they say in funeral tributes.

When mourning departed loved ones, people abandon all pretexts and face life with a rare sense of sobriety – only those things that matter get mentioned. In such times, what dominates speeches are virtues and values cherished by society and practiced by the departed.

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