Do you hate them? Are they depressing? or Are you indifferent? I don't like them at all. Opinions?
2007-09-02 12:01:49 · 56 answers · asked by cats 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
They make me very sad. I also feel upset for the loved ones left behind. I have attended many funerals, and all of them are sad.
2007-09-02 12:04:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Most funerals are very depressing. I think that it would be nice if our society incorporated more positive things into this rite of passage. Obviously, most people feel a need to do something to have closure. But wouldn't it be nice if we were able to celebrate someone's life instead of dwell on their passing? I have often told my family that I would rather not have a typical funeral. Forget the enbalming and the casket. I would rather be cremated and have my loved ones take me somewhere beautiful and spread my ashes. My all-time favorite place is Hawaii. I'd rather that they took a nice vacation with the money instead of spend it on all of the funeral trappings. I figure that funerals were meant for the living anyway (I won't be there!) so why not do something different that isn't so depressing?
2007-09-02 12:13:50 · answer #2 · answered by Rikki 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most funerals are very somber affairs. But I've been to a couple that were celebrations of the deceased person's life. They were lovely and fun and perfectly suited the departed's personality.
Having been to both kinds, I am rather neutral. I hate the fact that somebody had to die for them to occur. But whether sad or funny, as long as the funeral shows love and respect... I don't mind going to them. Funerals are, after all how we say "Good-bye" and wish the departed a good journey on their next big adventure.
2007-09-02 12:52:31 · answer #3 · answered by ✿Donna❀ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are a good way to channel that energy and know that you arent alone however traditional funerals seem to make the attender more depressed than relieved. Contemporary funerals seem to be more of a celebration of the person and the life they lived which seems to be a great way to honor the person. Another alternative is the irish tradition of a wake which is basically a party celebrating the persons life with alcohol and an open mic.
2007-09-02 12:07:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funerals, Coffins, dead people,
we'll i am afraid to go to the funeral. wake,
there was this instance, when i went to a funeral, (here in the philippines, funerals are placed within the cemetery for about 7 to 10 days) i saw a ghastly sight within the vicinity, i saw a man standing beside the grave which is very dark and eerie. all the while i thought that the man was just visiting his dead relatives or what. from what i saw is very very different; The man went upside down which i saw made his body twisted and then he "dug into the grave" . i was shocked seeing a bizarre activity. i eventually reported it out to the vicinity guards/police. then when they checked the place what i'm talking about. They found nothing!!!!
I am Scared to go to funeral!!!!
2007-09-02 12:19:20 · answer #5 · answered by Eventologist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huge waste of time and money. It's important to say goodbye to your dead loved ones, but the way funerals have become more industry than loving commemoration makes me sick!
I don't find them depressing, but if they are done well, they can be touching.
I hate weddings far more than funerals!
2007-09-02 12:09:24 · answer #6 · answered by Bryce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All funerals are the same. It's always the same rhetoric.
Everybody's always going to a better place.
By the way, why is it that at every funeral service the deceased are ALWAYS going to heaven ?
Why do you never hear, " Friends and family, uncle Tony was a pathetic jerk who screwed everybody over. Let's all bow our heads as he heads down to gates of everlasting torment.
How come we never hear that !?
2007-09-02 16:14:02 · answer #7 · answered by The Uncanny Comic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a good time to let people say bye, and value all those around them, because that could be the last time you see them again. if you are afraid of death it could be depressing but if you know there is life after death and the person is just moving on.
2007-09-02 12:14:48 · answer #8 · answered by Pamela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just went to one two weeks ago. One of my best friends husband died unexpectedly. It was tragic and very sad, but it was very needed by the family and friends. It bought my best friend closure and comfort to see so many people there to support her. A lot of people say they don't go to them, but I just try to see them in a different way. Death is something that is inevitable and natural and its a time of loss and sadness for those close to that person. A funeral to me is a way to express my grief and support for those who have to endure that tough time. And a way to honor the life of the deceased.
2007-09-02 12:23:18 · answer #9 · answered by shanstew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who likes funerals? Anyways their depressing and it's never a happy moment in our lives.
2007-09-02 12:08:11 · answer #10 · answered by filiwian 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cats,
One thing it cant be helped whether Funeral or Memorial , it will happen ., I guess you could say I'am indifferent .
No , they are not depressing .
2007-09-02 12:10:21 · answer #11 · answered by dolores h 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋