After interviewing my uncle about his opinions of the dead he revealed that he would like to be cremated and sprinkled in a beach where his grandmother’s ashes were sprinkled. My uncle believes that funerals are a tradition and this is a dominant model presented in our society. There is a problem with this dominant model regarding death because it has made people believe that death is something we need to mourn but death happens to everyone so it should not be a depressing day.
After interviewing my mother about her beliefs on the care of the dead she expressed to me that the care of the dead is different if you are Christian or non-Christian. My mother said that if they are Christian it’s different because everyone will be celebrating their homecoming because hopefully they will be going to heaven. Dead bodies are not important anymore because when you die, you die either you go to hell or heaven. Funerals are a tradition used to celebrate the person that once lived. There is nothing wrong with reflecting on someone’s life and their accomplishments while living.
Both my mother and uncle agree that the dominant model presented is that we have funerals to reflect on the person that once lived. Something I never thought about before interviewing my friends and family members is the way I would like to be buried when I die one day. Before these interviews I never considered that question and wanted my family to make the decision for me. I would like to be cremated because it is a waste of space to be buried when there are buildings that could be built where cemeteries are. My family created the function that funerals mean that you are celebrating the life of the person who died and know that they are going to a better place. This is different for every person because other families may have different religious beliefs or no religion at all.
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