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When Someday Is Now - Death Sent A Reminder, Pre Plan Your Own Funeral
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Islam, Jesus' death and the Bible. This almost sounds like a mathematical equation. For me, an avid practitioner of inter-faith dialogue with Arab Muslims, this equation is quite scientific. Each variable in the equation has its place and significance. By Islam, I generally speak of what is written about Jesus in the Quran; though I am careful to understand that there can be a big difference between what is written in the book and what the religion of Islam may teach. By Jesus death I refer to the crucifixion and death of Christ. Of note, the Muslim view of Jesus explicitly denies Christ's death and crucifixion. By the Bible I speak of the rest of the story.

Decide what to do with the body. Where will the body stay until the funeral service is held? Will the deceased be buried or cremated? If decide on a burial, you will also need to choose a casket. For a cremation, will it be at sea or will you need an urn?

Memorial gifts. While flowers and donations are the two most common memorial gifts, others include statues in honor of the deceased, jewelry, urns, sundials, birdbaths (for the cemetery or garden) etc. Use your common sense to purchase something appropriate.

Ego. It has "Edged God Out," as someone once put it. As a consequence, humans have little or no sense of felt oneness with Transcendence--the very thing all spiritual traditions seek to restore.

This was either done with swords or other primitive weapons, eventually evolving to include the use of guns. Imagine if it was still acceptable today to fight someone to the death, because they wronged you in some way. Or perhaps you simply just don't like each other. People would be dieing left and right. The most acceptable form of killing that has stuck with us from the beginning is war fare. In this case we do not have one or two people killing but a large number of people killing each other.

This is by far one of the most difficult choices you may make. Do you wish to have your loved one buried or cremated? First off, you should find out if they made any requests before they died. If they did make any requests, you should always follow what they requested. If they didn't make a request, then this is best something you should discuss with your family.


Want another indicator? Look carefully at what you have been saying. In a rough percentage, compare how much of your talk is bright, vibrant and full of LIFE verses the amount that is negative, distasteful, rude and clearly obsessed with processes that are DEAD?

Part of the honor of being asked to speak at someone's funeral is the opportunity to offer comfort through shared memories. If your favorite memory of someone might hurt someone's feelings, it's probably not appropriate. Think of this as an opportunity to bring the people attending the funeral closer together so they can help each other heal.

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