I'll Take Compost

[annuin]

Assuming I live long enough that this is at least introduced as a method of processing one's dead body (and with Australia and the Netherlands both having inquired after the process, that might be the case), sign me up.

http://www.promessa.se/index_en.asp

Sounds perfect. None of that embalming formaldehyde crap, no expensive caskets with useless satin lining and padding for that comfort I no longer need, no charring my remains and have my brain explode a hole in my skull in the process, no taking up a useless slot of space in a cemetery, no polluting the ground water or air with either process. And one can finally go back to the earth as was intended.

And for the symbolism, one can live on in the plant or tree which gets planted with you.

Comments

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

Thing is, regular burial and cremation are also pretty horrific. Whilst I'm sure calling it composting doesn't sound too appealing to many people, if you were to really think through the realities of cremation or burial, then composting is the least horrific one of them really.

But then, you read Stiff too, which is where the idea for Promessa was introduced (to me), and she also explained that as well.

And I do really hope that they get past their squeamishness, and also that people might start to think about more environmentally friendly methods of disposal.