Writer's Block: Left Behind

[fajrdrako]

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I don't think it matters what I want. I want to become stardust, like everyone else. It will happen eventually regardless of what is done immediately.

Given the choice, I'd like to be scattered into the universe with a respectful blast of Captain Jack's disintegrator ray from the weapons factories of Villangard, maybe with a salute and a wink.

Failing that, being put in a boat and sent over the falls like Boromir, or set on fire and set adrift like the Vikings, would be rather nice.

I fear that in the here and now these aren't options. Regular cremation would be fine.

Comments

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

Interesting ... as I feel pretty much the same way.

Authors are best remembered by the books they produce, artists and so forth by their products. The rest of us, I guess, will be left in the memories of those who survive us.

Personally speaking, I feel that cemeteries are a waste of both space and time ... but many people (both living and former generations) would react to a proposal to get rid of all cemeteries with utter horror. It's rather like the abortion issue ... irrational beliefs, but deeply and stubbornly held.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

irrational beliefs, but deeply and stubbornly held.

Cultural minefields, too. Look at the aboriginal complaints about desecration of burial grounds or bones thousands of years old. Or the symbolic effect of vandalizing a Jewish graveyard. Death and religion are usually tightly together in popular conception.

Death should be a reminder to us to live in the eternal now, and to treat our loved ones as if we may never see them again. Cherish them while we can.

[filkferengi]

What about organ donation? I'd like to think of helping save or improve lots of lives.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's a good answer. I like that.