What kind of a funeral do you want?

by Princess Daisy Boo 40 Replies latest jw friends

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  R.Crusoe

  I had a feeling:

  Summerlands

  Oft when on my bed I lie
  Closer to that inward eye
  That takes me from this malcontent
  Of world that whirls pain no relent
  I ponder to where I next may go
  And wishes whistle to and fro
  Betwixt my heart and soul
  To sail away upon that day
  As if I could arrange my stray
  To life beyond this realm
  With me alone, on pebbles launch
  My woodstocked rowing boat
  Slip away beneath a Moon,
  And on calm sea with oars
  Complete in silence so the stars
  Could luminesce and twinkle
  Off the ripples windless glass
  Black eternal ethereal
  Into which my final, nightward pass
  Consigned in skyward glow
  Last dance my ashes flight festooned
  And spirit delivered back to moon!
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  WildHorses

  No funeral for this gal. I've already told my kids. Just cremate me and so away with the ashes.
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  R.Crusoe

  WH - I agree with your sentiments!

  I had another feeling

  Of wanting woodland pose,

  In death, by oaks

  So ivy cloaks

  My rotting natures cycle

  And having lifes rich fauna

  Cast my bodies form

  To its next soujourn

  In everlasting circles

  Till skeleton wrapped ivy stems

  Grip fast the last formed evidence

  Of my natures passing.
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  jaguarbass

  I'd prefer to be burried. Maybe latter they will dig me up and reanimate me.
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  funkyderek

  berylblue:

  Cremation is not an eco-friendly way to go

  So now we have to be politically correct even when we're dead? Plss on the environment.

  My point was simply that those who care for the planet and the other people on it should consider an option other than cremation. To people so self-absorbed that they would rather do the most destructive thing they can even when it confers no benefit to them that may appear as political correctness but to the rest of us it's just common decency.
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  berylblue

  To people so self-absorbed that they would rather do the most destructive thing they can even when it confers no benefit to them that may appear as political correctness but to the rest of us it's just common decency. ------------ Derek, I'm hardly self-absorbed. Just because I'm finally voicing my opinions after being a people-pleasing wimp for so long does not mean I'm a bad person. If I want to be cremated, that hardly makes me a self-absorbed person lacking in common decency. I am considerate of others to a fault; I curtail my use of energy NOW in ways others would call crazy - and I'll be damned if I have to put aside the one thing for which I ask in order to save the earth ---- and I'm not convinced that it makes a big difference one way or the other. My question to you is: What do YOU do NOW - while ALIVE - to help out?
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  Octarine Prince

  Cremation + Memorial Service + Party + Donations to nonprofits
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  Quirky1

  JeffT got to post my funeral arrangements first. I deffinately want a Viking funeral, bagpipes and I want those atending to be drinking Guinness.

  Quirky1
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  funkyderek

  berylblue:

  Just because I'm finally voicing my opinions after being a people-pleasing wimp for so long does not mean I'm a bad person.

  Agreed, I applaud you for it - as I mentioned in the other thread. Keep voicing them but be prepared to have them challenged.

  If I want to be cremated, that hardly makes me a self-absorbed person lacking in common decency.

  Of course not. But your "Piss on the environment" comment does potentially nudge you towards that category.

  I am considerate of others to a fault; I curtail my use of energy NOW in ways others would call crazy

  Good. Keep doing that.

  and I'll be damned if I have to put aside the one thing for which I ask in order to save the earth ---- and I'm not convinced that it makes a big difference one way or the other.

  There's probably not much you or I can do that will make a big difference. Your switch to energy-saving lightbulbs (for example) won't delay the icecaps melting by a single millisecond - but if we all do what we can, the accumulated difference may matter. But if you do care about the planet and the people who will have to live on it once you are gone (many many years in the future I hope), I'm not sure what advantage cremation could provide for you (who will, after all, be dead) that outweighs the disadvantage of incinerating 100lbs or more of potential fertiliser. Instead of your remains potentially bringing forth new life, they will just add to the destruction.

  If you do still feel the need to get cremated, maybe you could leave something in your will for carbon credits to offset the damage.

  What do YOU do NOW - while ALIVE - to help out?

  Mostly I just live a lower-impact life than most. I walk or cycle most places, or use public transport for longer distances. I don't eat meat, I buy locally and/or organic where possible, I avoid disposable products, I recycle or compost the vast majority of waste I produce, I don't flush after urinating (unless I'm dehydrated!) and I donate to environmental charities (at least occasionally).

  And sometimes I go a day or two without showering!

  (I may have to purchase smugness credits to offset this post )
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  LouBelle

  Honestly it doesn't bother me as I wouldn't know. I would want something that would give those that I leave behind the closure they need to let go. I would preferably like to be cremated - there just aint enough space to go burying people in the ground anymore.