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I think it is neat. I was very near and dear to my grandfather, and he was very near and dear to me. He was buried when he passed. Honestly, I have not been to visit the site. I don't feel like I am close to him when I visit his body that is buried six feet under. It seems impersonal and uncomfortable.
If he had been turned into ashes, I would also feel uncomfortable with them displayed on my mantel. Turning them into a gem would be a wonderful token to have him remembered by. It could be a family heirloom, whether or not the people four generations down the line had met him or not. Either that, or I could be buried wearing it. I think it is better than having your body decompose in the bellies of bugs.
And as for me, I think that when the time comes what happens with my body when I am deceased will be the least of my worries. It isn't how the body is kept, but how the memories are kept that matters to me. As long as my family members will remember me with kindness and love, I will know that my memorial is a good one.
Your body is just that- your body. I happen to believe that the things that make me who I am and what people will remember me for have nothing to do with the bones and muscles and skin and other things that hold me together.
However, I would give up all usable organs before agreeing to anything- I won't need them anymore.
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