[Magdalen] A good idea?

[Christopher Hart]

Very much the choice in my family. All 3 of my grandparents whom I knew
(not sure about the one who died long before I was born) and both of my
parents were cremated. My father's ashes are presently at my brother's
house in New Jersey awaiting the planned memorial/funeral service in Maine
this July, he having died in March in Florida. You can't do that with a
corpse, but cremation provides such options.

On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 11:51 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's interesting how quickly cremation gained traction. when I was growing
> up, people would talk about a death and then, whispering, "He was --
> cremated -- you know..." and everyone sort of paused and then changed the
> subject. Today, it's rapidly becoming the primary choice.
>
> An interesting discussion:
> http://www.religioustolerance.org/crematio1.htm
>
> I was surprised at how recent the shift has apparently been, according to
> the numbers in this source, anyway.
>
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 8:40 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/23/2016 7:50:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
> >
> > all of  our resting places will be utterly forgotten, so there's
> > actually little  difference.>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > Just go with cremation.
> >
> > That way you can either be scattered or if interred in a cemetery,
> > take up very little room.
> >
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>



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