Today was a fasting day
One of my uncles (once removed) passed away today. I will remember him for always having a mischievous twinkle in his eye and for his love of Préfailles (my family holiday village). Fittingly he died in the village he loved even though he still lived in Paris. I don't know where his funeral will be held or if I will be able to go but it seemed to me natural for him to be buried in the Préfailles cemetery. It made me realise that there is no natural place for me to have a permanent resting place (I'm not suggesting this will be needed imminently). Strangely enough the only place I could imagine would be in Yorkshire where I spent an important part of my childhood. Of course its a bit of a moot point since I actually do not want to be buried on land. I think my preference would be burial at sea (preferably the Atlantic) which must be the most environmentally friendly option. As a backup I guess I would consider cremation at least you don't take up space afterwards and the ashes could easily be dispersed in an appropriate location. Or even better my ashes could be dispersed in many locations such as : Strasbourg, Préfailles, Yorkshire, Paris and ... Antartica just to give my mourners something challenging to do.
One of my uncles (once removed) passed away today. I will remember him for always having a mischievous twinkle in his eye and for his love of Préfailles (my family holiday village). Fittingly he died in the village he loved even though he still lived in Paris. I don't know where his funeral will be held or if I will be able to go but it seemed to me natural for him to be buried in the Préfailles cemetery. It made me realise that there is no natural place for me to have a permanent resting place (I'm not suggesting this will be needed imminently). Strangely enough the only place I could imagine would be in Yorkshire where I spent an important part of my childhood. Of course its a bit of a moot point since I actually do not want to be buried on land. I think my preference would be burial at sea (preferably the Atlantic) which must be the most environmentally friendly option. As a backup I guess I would consider cremation at least you don't take up space afterwards and the ashes could easily be dispersed in an appropriate location. Or even better my ashes could be dispersed in many locations such as : Strasbourg, Préfailles, Yorkshire, Paris and ... Antartica just to give my mourners something challenging to do.
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