My 'outlandish' burial options

Friday, August 26, 2011

Death always reminds us of our mortality. When a loved one, a colleague, or a friend to a friend dies, we suddenly realise that it could easily have been us.

We are suddenly thankful that we are not lying in that box that the men are shovelling dirt onto, to bury forever.

Our appreciation of purpose and the brevity of life are further enhanced by the sight of hundreds - or even thousands of graves in the cemetery.

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