Why Do You Want To Be Cremated?

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There comes to that point in life where you have to sign a will and figure where things are going and to be cremated or buried. Over the time I have noticed different opinions people have on what to choose. Me personally would choose cremation. When I was 7 I remember hearing my uncle talking about dying and how he wanted to be buried. And on the other hand, my mother wanted to be cremated. I listen to there opinions on why they choose it. My uncle said its traditional and wanted to be laid by the family. Now my mother said she was to be cremated so they I could spread her ashes over the Grand canyon. She felt as though her spirit would be free that way and not trapped in a box under the ground. Over the years the price and opinions on which one is best changes a lot. An average funeral and burial cost around $7,000 to 10,000. Besides trying to grieve over your loss, on top of that you have to worry about how you're going to afford the cost. There are some insurances that would help to pay a chunk of it, but you're still left with a lot of the burden. On one site named science care they suggest to donate your body to …show more content…

Going around an average of $2,000-$4,000 that's if you go straight through a funeral home. If you want to save even more money just go to the crematory is priced from $1,500 to $3,000. In many religious beliefs cremation was it. Like bow a flaming arrow or make a ceremonial fire and place the body and light on fire. Or placed in a furnace and done professionally. They believe that that was it releases your spirit to roam free. One concern people have is not being able to go see the person's tomb or not being placed with the family. In my opinion, if you let there ashes go in a certain spot you can always return there and just stand or sit and think about them. Another thing people have been doing is putting some of the ashes in a locket to carry with them as if that person is with them all the

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