Question by Robert K: A good way to dispose of ourselves after death?
I heard a guy on the radio arguing against current burial and creamtion practices on green grounds. With burial, we get embalming fluids in the ground and sooner or later space will be a problem. Cremation requires very high temperatures, so fossil fuels come into play. His suggestion: drill a vertical grave, no embalming fluids, cover and plant a tree over it.
carrying on the thought, I had to wonder how these graves would be administered. A cemetary full of tree-graves would address only part of the issue.
What about allowing people to be buried wherever they want? Back yard, for example. These tree-graves would then have the same legal protection as current graves and cemetaries for, let’s say, 30 years. After that they would return to the status of any other piece of property. Perhaps they might be maintained by the public at large during this time, in order that we may be sure they are treated with the proper reverrence.
If lightning hit a sapling, it would be replanted untill the tree is grown enough to face the world like other trees. After all, are our current graves really eternal?
I like this idea better than burial and even cremation. Any thoughts?
thanks for so far answers
to suspendor: I’ll bet you’re right in that cremation doesn’t have to be environmentally bad. But I’ll bet it will be a long time before society in generaly uses renewable, non-greenhouse energy for it. But it comes to mind that I, anyway, would be very happy to donate whatever nutrients remain in me to the well-being of a good tree. Kind of a creepy thought, in a way. But far better than embalming fluids.
thanks for the answer Joe. And, yes, that is an alternative. I wonder how many people will sign up?
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Answer by Bobbie
I am not into Green Living. I do think alot of this is common sense. But to me being buried instead of cremation is a religious thing. I believe when Jesus comes back to earth to get his followers the bible states the dead in Christ shall rise. How can you if your ashes.
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