Some people buy a spot next to their deceased loved one early in advance before they pass away. Is that creepy or comforting to you and why?
2007-08-22 15:23:18 · 27 answers · asked by m&ms 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I don`t have a place in a cemetery.I want to be cremated and I don`t want my ashes kept in an urn.I told my children to toss my ashes on the wind let my spirit be free.The spirit goes back from which it came and I believe that is God as he is all things and in all things.The only thing in a grave is a decaying body and empty shell.
2007-08-22 15:29:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't care about the cemetery though, I suppose some people do because it is paid for in advance and won't put more strain on the family when it comes time to pay for a funeral. I figure that I am not really going there, my body will be buried there but, I will go on to be in heaven (hopefully) with God and those who have passed on before me. I don't find it creepy either. I have no feeling either way. (Who knows, I might be cremated and not need a cemetery plot? Not something that I think about very much.)
2007-08-22 22:43:54 · answer #2 · answered by turkeybrooknj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's healthy, actually. As we get older, most of us (though this generation has a tendency to believe they're going to live forever.) come to terms with mortality. Therefore, it isn't "creepy" it's just another preparation. We all die. Some people buy their own plots, too. They just don't want their loved ones to worry over it. And it brings comfort to the dying to know those details will not be further grief to the ones left behind. It is part of a ritual that helps us come to terms and relax with the fact that the last moment is near...and until then, time is precious. Acts like that can be from a peaceful mind or a mind seeking peace. Dying is something we can't control...so it helps us feel slightly in control to show our resignation and peace with it. And buying a plot is a definite acknowledgement.
2007-08-22 22:34:02 · answer #3 · answered by cthulhu_kisses 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me it's neither. I don't really want to go to a cemetery when I die. I'd rather be cremated. I feel like cemeteries are a waste of space that could have been made into homes for the homeless. Let's face it when your body dies it no longer needs space on this earth. The only thing that really matters is if you go to heaven or hell. So I focus on being good so that I may see my Lord. This is to no offence to anyone just my opinion. Don't allow anything I have said to offend anyone on this site. We all have opinions and this one is mind.
Godspeed!
2007-08-25 09:30:41 · answer #4 · answered by misunderstood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comforting. Why creepy? I walk the cemeteries visiting the dead. I'm what they call a cemetery walker. I would love my own space in the cemetery. I would rather be in crept though, not so cold as it would be in the ground.
2007-08-22 22:28:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comforting.
2007-08-22 22:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by bgee2001ca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me preplanning my funeral and cemetery plots would be comforting because it would take the strain off of my two step children when the time comes. They wouldn't have to worry about how to pay for it and that their father and my's wishes will be looked after.
2007-08-22 22:30:46 · answer #7 · answered by London Catlover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is comforting to know where you will be buried or entombed. It takes a weight off your shoulder.
We all suffer anxiety about death and dying. To know where you want to be buried, even if it is just the cemetery you choose and not necessarily the plot, relieves some of that anxiety.
2007-08-22 22:30:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find this creepy. I went to the cemetery with my grandmother during a funeral, and she proceeded to show me where she is going to be buried. They already had her headstone there. That freaked me out. I personally don't want to be buried.
I guess seeing her headstone made me realize that she is mortal... I know that sounds weird, but in my head she's always going to be there.
If you want to get a spot and headstone.. go for it. Just don't show it off like an advertisement......Good luck
2007-08-22 22:45:08 · answer #9 · answered by Y U 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither. I think it's a great idea if you know that you won't be moving away, but on the other hand, it means that you've decided where your life stops. What if you marry again and your new spouse wants to be buried next to you and there is no space?
My Dad is totally creeped out walking through a cemetary. I had to help him find my grandparents grave and he was just weirded out that it doesn't bother me to walk through a graveyard (I used to walk through one when I walked home from school).
2007-08-22 22:32:31 · answer #10 · answered by TotalRecipeHound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋