And in the USA, I hear more and more of those who have NO funeral. None whatsoever. I guess the fam just tends to the remains in the manner of their choice. Tells the undertaker what cemetery the plot's in for burial.
OR,
Runs by the funeral home and picks up the ashes, takes them home, sets them on a shelf somewhere.
That's sad and inhuman, IMO. Ceremonial burial is one of the things that separates humans from animals and proto-humans. And the idea of "drive-in funeral" is just gauche. If you can't take 5 minutes to attend a wake, then don't bother. Obviously, there is no respect there for the departed.
**And in the USA, I hear more and more of those who have NO funeral. None whatsoever. I guess the fam just tends to the remains in the manner of their choice. Tells the undertaker what cemetery the plot's in for burial. OR,
Runs by the funeral home and picks up the ashes, takes them home, sets them on a shelf somewhere.**
The most loving man in history said, "Let the dead bury their dead".
Yes, Jesus Christ said those words. That's some tough love.