Sunday 9 September 2018

Death Is The Greatest Equalizer

By Henry Carter


Life last for just a short while yet there is much to do while people are still alive. The only certainty in this world is death. The event is sure to happen. Nobody will know when, but it will come sometimes when people least expect it as what happens in an accident. When a person perishes the dead body is processed by professional mortuary services.

The solid anchor of all societies and the smallest political entity is a family. This basic unit is where it all starts and sometimes ends. Babies learn how to walk here as they often also speak the first oral utterances. This happy group is ruled by a father and a mother, the king and queen of the household.

It indeed is sad for a family to experience the death of member, especially a beloved one. Sending them off to eternity is a matter of showing respect and love. This tradition has been passed on for centuries since the ancient times. This practice of sending off the dear departed is common to all cultures regardless of religion.

Before the sendoff the dead body is prepared for burial in a funerary. Here is where chemicals and other aromatic substance are introduced to retard the decaying process in preparation for a wake. This preparation is reminiscent of the ancient practice of mummification. This process in done in many ways and every culture has its own procedure.

Modern funerary uses updated modern techniques and procedures in preparing a body. These are being ably applied with the use of new technology in the form of devices, equipment, and gadgets. In the old days the preparation was very crude using known aromatic herbs and plants. Mummification was then an art done by high priests or shamans.

Selecting funerary service is quite easy when death happens inside a hospital. Various firms have agent and representative that wait outside hospital morgues and offer the service to relatives of the departed. Yes it is morbid to think about it but to them it purely is just regular business. Several funeral parlors actually hound the grieving relatives in competition with others.

If the person perished at home or in some other place besides a hospice, the blood relatives may just as well scour the internet web service. Many funerary companies have web pages giving detailed information of the services that are available. Contacting them is easy by just going to the bottom of the last page and clicking on the contact us tab.

Make a short list of those that have facilities that are just near your place. Narrow these down by process of elimination to the one that is the most cost effective comparatively and the nearest. This will ease the trouble of traveling long distances. Material needs or meeting can be done easily with short trips. It will also be less stressful for last wishers.

Spirituality means being aware that human life has significance that is beyond human understanding. It is the recognition that man is not just biological in nature but has supernatural and spiritual aspects. This can only be sometime emphasized with death. This is the reason why people still offer respect to a dear departed who can no longer even appreciate the act.




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