Hypothetical: If you were at your Grans funeral, standing alone at the coffin and you noticed that she was wearing a very expensive brooch on her shroud, would you be: Tempted to take it? Take it? Wish that she had given it to someone who could use it. Not think about it at all?
2007-12-13 03:06:00 · 25 answers · asked by Big Ed 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I recently came back from my Mum's funeral. She was stripped of all jewellry, even her wedding ring, because the family was worried about grave robbers.
Fair enough; Mum was buried with a rosary and two roses. I slipped in a rose quartz crystal and a lapis lazuli stone when no-one was looking; I bought them just for that purpose and I don't care if some years later someone steals them. They aren't materially valuable, but I wanted Mum's spirit to be protected and comforted.
So I think I probably fall in to the final category you list - not think much about it at all except for its power to please the spirit at a time of transmission.
But I think my family would not let such a thing happen unless it was a dying request.
I don't know if their fear of grave robbers is paranoia or justified, but it would upset my ancestors if a robber took something valuable when the family still alive was scraping and in financial troubles.
That doesn't make complete sense, I now realise. If the family was incredibly rich, and this was some valuable heriloom, all ancestors would be upset if their graves got robbed.
But no way would I rob the dead.
So I change my answer for practical reasons as I obviously AM thinking about it. I choose "wish she had given it to someone who could use it."
However, in my family, she probably would have done before dying anyway.
2007-12-13 03:29:35 · answer #1 · answered by kiteeze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a thief so I would leave it alone.
If it was in the coffin then it would have been my Gran's wishes, or the wishes of her close relatives and would most likely be removed before burial. Either way taking it would be presumptuous, disrespectful and dishonest.
Everyone who expresses an honest thought on this subject gets a thumbs down! Hey why wait till she's dead - just hit her over the head grab and run why dont you!?
2007-12-13 03:15:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most Grans who are buried wearing jewellery is because they have requested to wear such items. So I would not be tempted or probably more importantly would not have noticed the item in question.
2007-12-13 03:11:15 · answer #3 · answered by D 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would leave the brooch with my gran. It may have been her wish to be buried with it, sentimental value to her and monetary gain for others.
2007-12-13 03:15:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The thought wouldn't honestly enter my mind as I would be too busy mourning my Granny. What prompted you to come up with this scenario, lol
2007-12-13 03:13:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hand on heart I would leave it. This is the thing that when it is someone else, they always get away with it. Try it yourself, someone will notice and how the hell would you explain yourself out of that mess. Best to leave it where it is and respect your dead granny
2007-12-13 03:09:55 · answer #6 · answered by sledge250672 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
ha!ha!it must be soooo tempting.but really,your gran may have asked to be buried in it,it may be an item of real importance to her.would you deny her,what was maybe her last wish?but i'd still be thinking what if?!now,try not to think about it.you can't miss what you never had!
2007-12-13 03:19:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably not think of it at all, then when the vultures of my family were asking about the brooch, I would tell them that it was somewhere so safe they'd never get their hands on it!
2007-12-13 03:09:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
SHE's dead taking somthing from a dead person is like putting a permanant mark on your concious. you cant appologie if you feel guilty and even though they cant say anything about it, doont think about it. besides, egyptians burried their pharoes with Billons of doallars worth of gold and pets, guards and random expensivethings. grave robbers were killed or cursed...
2007-12-13 03:11:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
not think about it, guess its natural 4 sum to think about it tho,, i mean, yeah she cant use it anymore and its just gunna sit there in a coffin for the rest of time, but it was personal to her and must of wanted it to b with her otherwise she wudnt b getting buried with it
2007-12-13 03:10:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋