it doesn't matter to me, i'm dead. 163:2.2 One earnest disciple came to Jesus, saying: “Master, I would be one of your new apostles, but my father is very old and near death; could I be permitted to return home to bury him?” To this man Jesus said: “My son, the foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. You are a faithful disciple, and you can remain such while you return home to minister to your loved ones, but not so with my gospel messengers. They have forsaken all to follow me and proclaim the kingdom. If you would be an ordained teacher, you must let others bury the dead while you go forth to publish the good news.” And this man went away in great disappointment.
death isn't that important jesus was saying.
dkr315d wrote:
I "had" to go to the funeral home the other day, my friends sister died.
I do not like funeral homes, not because of the death, but because of the ceremony of the death. Every time I go, I am more convinced that I do not want "this way" to be my exit. I can not bare the thought of being handeled and fixed up for viewing. Remeber me as I was alive, never see me dead. Life is for me to share with you, death is mine and mine alone. I want to be cremated as soon as possible after my death. I know it sounds like I think a lot about death, as someone in the threads pointed out, but there is only life and death, I have a handle on life, it's death that has me wondering. I know that the norm is to be embolmed, dressed up and lay there for everyone to come and look one more time, but for the life of me I can not stand that. I am the only one that feels that way, do you all want to be handeled and viewed? It is such an unnecessary and expensive way to leave this earth, not to mention, intrusive. What are your views on this.