tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893729623045754322.post1774983073616794702..comments2023-11-05T04:43:33.605-05:00Comments on the thought lab: #46 - your funeralUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893729623045754322.post-38327267083840010022010-02-01T10:16:26.134-05:002010-02-01T10:16:26.134-05:00I would definitely read it. Like Paul, I don'...I would definitely read it. Like Paul, I don't think I could help myself. Plus, I consider myself to be a rather morbid and affirmation needy person and think I would fully enjoy hearing people talk about me after I had died.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702218185988281301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893729623045754322.post-49650091467280850932009-11-22T21:37:50.921-05:002009-11-22T21:37:50.921-05:00I don't think I would read it, the main reason...I don't think I would read it, the main reason being that finding much of anything out about my death would creep me out. I would probably end up dwelling on it too much.<br /><br />Just receiving the document in the mail would probably act as a prompt to get a person thinking about their mortality and legacy. I think a lot could be accomplished without actually reading the transcript (the thought alone of what it might or might not say providing encouragement or a kick in the pants).Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235997205773572394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893729623045754322.post-49475563940456878552009-11-19T20:11:14.738-05:002009-11-19T20:11:14.738-05:00I don't think I would read it for several reas...I don't think I would read it for several reasons. First, I don't think I would want to know fully the pain that people I love might face at my death (or at least I HOPE some people might be sad : ). I think it would make "letting go" when the time came that much harder. Second, I don't think it would be an accurate picture of how people felt about me anyway, maybe just a pat on the back. Besides notorious figures in literature, not many people get negative things said about them (or even "areas for improvement") at their funerals. It's mostly a time to say nice things about the deceased (not that I am at all saying this is a bad practice). I guess it might be nice to hear one or two remarks about how I may have touched a life in some way that I wasn't aware of before my funeral, but the lure would probably not be enough to get me to read the script.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431394810543369939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893729623045754322.post-1800680038340956112009-11-17T07:41:13.668-05:002009-11-17T07:41:13.668-05:00Ansolutely! I'm going straight inside, puttin...Ansolutely! I'm going straight inside, putting on a pot of coffee, kicking back on an easy chair and devouring that manuscript! Its insane, its kind of sick, but... oh curiousity! I'm the kind of person that can't stop at 1, 2 or even 3 cookies if there is a plate of them on the table - so how could I stop from reading this!? <br /><br />I've noticed life's circumstances can change in a flash - I think that no matter what the outline of the funeral is, I'll still have freedom to make bold choices in my life. And, most profoundly, I'm convinced I'm more powerful than the manuscript. In the even I don't like it, I'll bet I can make choices to put myself on a better path. If I do love it, I have a general confidence of what can be achieved and it will give me something to look for. Both ways it emboldens me.<br /><br />In short, I can't wait to read this!<br /><br />Cheers!Paulnoreply@blogger.com