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JayC9
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after my first experience of observing a person go through the stages
from being mentally and physically able, to a sharp deterioration in their health
as their diseased failing organs are substituted for machines to prolong life
finally bedridden and unable to communicate intelligently
to being an inanimate fleshy bag of tubes and dying tissue
first thought apart from being an obviously hideous demise is
what an inordinate waste of time, money and resources
would like to report it was a nice send off but to be honest it was horrible
the monks paused half way through the first ceremony to eat another breakfast
then they wanted to reopen discussions over trivial money matters
what a farce, the reality of modern day buddhism
for the cremation they bang on the coffin and tear off the lid
revealing a bagged corpse as a final tender thought for all congregated
they proceed to smash in the sides of the coffin and stuff it into the furnace
for the finale they reopen the furnace door so everyone can throw in flowers
as the heat and image of his flaming remains burns into everyone’s memory
he’s sitting in a small bag in my garage now, don’t really know what to do with him
when we discussed his last wishes, we never talked about what to do with his ashes
thinking mountain, hike, few words, scatter, it’s the done thing right?
from being mentally and physically able, to a sharp deterioration in their health
as their diseased failing organs are substituted for machines to prolong life
finally bedridden and unable to communicate intelligently
to being an inanimate fleshy bag of tubes and dying tissue
first thought apart from being an obviously hideous demise is
what an inordinate waste of time, money and resources
would like to report it was a nice send off but to be honest it was horrible
the monks paused half way through the first ceremony to eat another breakfast
then they wanted to reopen discussions over trivial money matters
what a farce, the reality of modern day buddhism
for the cremation they bang on the coffin and tear off the lid
revealing a bagged corpse as a final tender thought for all congregated
they proceed to smash in the sides of the coffin and stuff it into the furnace
for the finale they reopen the furnace door so everyone can throw in flowers
as the heat and image of his flaming remains burns into everyone’s memory
he’s sitting in a small bag in my garage now, don’t really know what to do with him
when we discussed his last wishes, we never talked about what to do with his ashes
thinking mountain, hike, few words, scatter, it’s the done thing right?
