Have you ever thought about how you were going to be preserved when you died? When most people think about death (and its usually never in their 20’s or 30’s) they think about the two biggest options. cremation or burial (thinking those are the only 2 options).
However, there are many options other than cremation or burial in a mosque or in a coffin in the ground, there are also burial types that are considered as green burials. A green burial also known as a natural burial is a burial type that has minimal environmental impact and that aids in the conservation of natural resources and the reduction of carbon emissions. Green burial has a lot of great benefits that a normal burial does not such as; keeping funeral home workers healthier (by …show more content…
In this process the deceased is embalmed with special oils and natural substances and buried in the fetal position in a burial pod that is the shape of a giant egg. Then over time the burial pod literally turns the deceased’s remains into nutrients. Then those nutrients grow and turn into a beautiful big tree. However, the coolest part is that if a bunch of people decided to be buried this way then these trees will be given their own area (in the form of parks similar to national parks) and these parks will be referred to as “Memory …show more content…
I think it is a very creative and environmentally safe idea. In fact, when I die I would love to embalmed using natural substances and essential oils, have a funeral where people do not mourn my loss but celebrate my life with upbeat songs, preaching, and clapping, and then be turned into a tree and planted next to my fiancé and my grandparents, so that I could continue to give to others even when I am dead and gone.
The reason for this is because when I was little my grandma used to read me stories and my favorite and still my favorite was “The Giving Tree” (it also reminded me a lot of how my grandma was exactly like the tree giving till she had nothing left), and I always use to say I want be like that tree (not talking about death in that time but being that kind of person) grandma and I think that if I could get buried like this then I could be like that
However, there are many options other than cremation or burial in a mosque or in a coffin in the ground, there are also burial types that are considered as green burials. A green burial also known as a natural burial is a burial type that has minimal environmental impact and that aids in the conservation of natural resources and the reduction of carbon emissions. Green burial has a lot of great benefits that a normal burial does not such as; keeping funeral home workers healthier (by …show more content…
In this process the deceased is embalmed with special oils and natural substances and buried in the fetal position in a burial pod that is the shape of a giant egg. Then over time the burial pod literally turns the deceased’s remains into nutrients. Then those nutrients grow and turn into a beautiful big tree. However, the coolest part is that if a bunch of people decided to be buried this way then these trees will be given their own area (in the form of parks similar to national parks) and these parks will be referred to as “Memory …show more content…
I think it is a very creative and environmentally safe idea. In fact, when I die I would love to embalmed using natural substances and essential oils, have a funeral where people do not mourn my loss but celebrate my life with upbeat songs, preaching, and clapping, and then be turned into a tree and planted next to my fiancé and my grandparents, so that I could continue to give to others even when I am dead and gone.
The reason for this is because when I was little my grandma used to read me stories and my favorite and still my favorite was “The Giving Tree” (it also reminded me a lot of how my grandma was exactly like the tree giving till she had nothing left), and I always use to say I want be like that tree (not talking about death in that time but being that kind of person) grandma and I think that if I could get buried like this then I could be like that