homework 52

in the last third of the book, i read about the lady that sent her husband off with her mothers dress to take to her. the funeral directors were making fun of the whole idea behind her back and i thought that was messed up. but when the lady stated as to why she wanted to do that, it made me think about our society. how we think that the person isn't completely at the white pearly gates until they are buried in the ground. which is interesting because usually you would think that the persons soul is already sent up to God or wherever once they "see" the light. to this lady, sending a dress to with her husband, to her mother was very symbolic to her because that means she thinks that where her mother is, her husband is going to go there too.

a quote that got me thinking was "cemeteries have always fascinated me, perhaps because i see them as a celebration of life, rather than ghostly reminders of the past." (pg 111) this quote got me thinking about cemeteries and the difference between the thoughts between morticians and regular people. morticians have so many different views when it comes to death because that's their job. they think what they do for a living is helping people let go of the one they lost. its not a time to be sad, but a time to celebrate the persons new life somewhere else. but if you are not in the industry, you think it is the most heartbreaking time in your life and you cant believe what happened to the person.