Thoughts on a "Living Funeral"

No one faces death until they meet their own. The thought of being at your own funeral is really creepy. You're still alive and you have the ones you love present. It would be devastating to actually see your family and friends cry for you on the day of your funeral, that is why I wouldn't agree with organizing my own living funeral. I mean it would be nice to hear what people remembered you as while you were living but just watching sad faces, would really affect me.

Thinking about my own death scares me. I never really bring up the idea of dying because to me its pointless. Everyone dies eventually, so live life until it's your time. I feel if i did choose to organize my funeral I would be too curious about who I would I invite, I would most likely bring the people I have most of memories with, just because I want to be around people who will actually have something to remember of. I wouldn't want to bring my family just because I don't want to put them through sadness, just them thinking about my death as I am still alive would break their hearts. It's not that easy to think about the list of people you would invite because you don't want to see everyone you love sad and because you wouldn't know who really cares for you; therefore who you trust and you remember well.

I don't agree with the idea of letting people organize or myself organize a living funeral. It doesn't seem reasonable to have your loved ones there when you are not even dead. It would feel comfortable to around people who one day will forget about you after you are truly dead.

In the video about Morrie, he discusses this topic. It is very touching because all his ideas are important. While watching this video, I agreed with all he had to say. Spending your last days of life with people you love, distracts you from thinking about death. Not worrying about what comes next in life, is the best thing.