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I Beg To Differ

We had a difference of opinion on final wishes I swing back and forth like a pendulum this is because she said it is wrong to cremate to destroy the body that God made That even the lords body was buried Why be baked like chicken curry? I tentatively have a view on it Was to not burden my kid With my final resting place Visits to my uneventful grave Rather have folk celebrate What person wants to be worm food? Or the thought of loved ones wasting years too Speaking to a headstone when it’s true Rather have them do something more cool Like go to a favorite purple place Remember me there remember my ways Not just visit my morbid grave But go out and live life do not waste But maybe she is correct The body is a temple yes Can it be so simple as she chose Final wishes to be as a buried rose? DIFFERENCE OF OPINION CONTEST 10/13/2021 SPONSOR SHREYA LN

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John Lawless

Date: 10/17/2021 6:20:00 AM

Sorta like keeping junk cars on the lawn because we've become attached to them.

Karen Jones
Date: 10/17/2021 6:42:00 AM

Lol wow never thought of that. I see the resemblance. Thanks for commenting and making me think further John.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 10/15/2021 6:05:00 AM

I never think on whether I should be buried or cremated. My daughter will decide. The body is not important. The soul is. Don't worry about it. Blessings.

Karen Jones
Date: 10/17/2021 6:40:00 AM

That's one way to deal with it. It came up my son and family talked about it. And you are right the soul is most important.