[yortbogey]

well life has been much more of the melancholy as of late... the death of my wife's father has brought forth all kind of concerns and realizations......
even after death.... there is so much more to be decided....
the burial services.... the body condition... the memorial service, the funeral, the viewing.... the ......so much revolving around the death and the way ones family....shares and mourns in separate ways....

ALL this requires sum...for-thought and long term decision making....
So after a few weeks of dealing w/ this last death in the family , I have taken the time to consider my own last rights and wishes....

for one..... I have chosen to cremate all of my dogs as they pass on.... and there ashes will be kept in a nice Urn in the living room....for as long as I'm around....
and then upon my passing I also will be cremated and kept in the SAME Urn with my dogs and memories.....
the wife feels fine in supporting this choice.... and I have begun selecting Urns.....

KrAzY as it sounds and seems , this has brought me peace

So anybody made there last rights as of yet????????????
or death wishes.............

[HUGE]

Dig a big hole. Throw me in it. Plant a big tree on top me. Or that sky burial that the monks do.

[sutra]

At this point in life I've become very aware of my mortality. Cremation please, and enjoy the going away party.

[the only Razz]

it won't matter, i won't be there to see my plans fail.

[Vash]

I did the same thing with my dog, but he's in a nice little box that I keep in my bay window where he use to hang out. You did give me an idea, though. Stay strong, YB.

I too am to be cremated. I have two dogs and one cat that have been cremated and are awaiting my demise. We are to be disposed of together into the Puget Sound. Any other pets that pass before me will be added to the group.

I can't stand the thought of cremation, it's just too... unnatural. I want to be buried, but not in a box that leaves me bereft of the warm embrace of earth. I want to be buried so that the roots grow through my skull. I want to be buried so the worms can eat my brain. I want to become food for those that come after, because really, it's the only way I'll be remembered, if I'm worth remembering at all.

I am now very fortunate to live in a place where I can bury my pets instead of sending them to be cremated. And so I have Saint Francis watching over them now.

[bruceinpacifica]

Originally Posted by yortbogey

for one..... I have chosen to cremate all of my dogs as they pass on.... and there ashes will be kept in a nice Urn in the living room....for as long as I'm around....
and then upon my passing I also will be cremated and kept in the SAME Urn with my dogs and memories.....
the wife feels fine in supporting this choice.... and I have begun selecting Urns.....

KrAzY as it sounds and seems , this has brought me peace

So anybody made there last rights as of yet????????????
or death wishes.............

Hi yort,
Doesn't sound crazy at all. Sounds like you'll have good company.

As for my last rights? My preference would be for a whole dug in the Calif. mountains & my body tossed in. No marker, no chemicals/preservatives, just me & let the bugs eat me.
A final act of conservation of giving back to the earth what she gave me.
Well wishes for your family.
bruce

[yortbogey]

i knew there would be a lot of naturalist in this thread.....back to the earth....worm food and all that.....and I DO believe that works.....
BUT from the other side of this.....for the family that must still live on....
It might bring more comfort {or NOT}...to make U'r remains a little more accessible for them.....
I understand the poetic, solitude of the side of a mountain....
BUT for me I'd rather sit on the mantel and watch my family continue ... and experience what little.... my soul could still enjoy in the presence of the ones I LUV.......

[Hank Hemp]

I always loved this part of The Vikings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LClTjcyNJSI