Throughout my life, I sought to blow my own trumpet. Here, in Rural Ireland, conformity is enforced by Whispering Campaigns. The women in my life were obsessed about others 'talking about me'. Plus, there was the Old Chestnut of, "I think the World of ye!"
Having a bereavement in a family turns those around you into control-freaks. There is a huge fear of death, in my country. People expect you to have the 'Black Flag' mindset. However, an RE Teacher said, "We prepare for death by living life to the full!" Life should be a journey, not a competition.
