My initial thoughts on care for the dead is bleak. The personal connection is not there but views on the dominant practices are apparent. I know that after someone who has died, there are ceremonies, funerals, grievances, and celebrations. Alternatives to this kind of practice I have no clue on where or how it might be practiced. One thing I do realize about these practices are, that it is all brief. I may be overstating, but once someone dies, we put together these ceremonies that last for a week or two and then we move on. Why? Is it that we have a tendency of moving on from the past quickly or is that we no longer have any physical connection anymore? This has always bothered me why when people die, there of major importance for a brief amount of time, and once that time is over, it is set aside.
Coming from my parents, I was always taught to respect the ones who have passed, and in all seriousness, after leaving from a funeral, entering your home backwards instead of forwards. It was to make sure that unrested souls don't follow you in. Creeps me out still. But from there on, my 'real' personal connection with this topic is not there, or I just don't know yet.
Questions:
1. Alternatives to care for the dead?
2. Similarities and differences within dominant social practices around the topic of Care of the Dead.
3. Is it true that after someone dies, we quickly try to move on? if yes, why?
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