Now, like no other time in history, many people feel alone and unconnected to groups. One recent study found that 71 percent of Americans didn't know their neighbors. Adults and children alike live among strangers. The number of people who report they never spend time with their neighbors has doubled in only the last twenty years.
And just this month Welcome Wagon closed up shop because no one's home to answer the door anymore. In , this personal "welcome to our community" service logged 1. In that number had dropped to about half a million. What's more, in the beginning of this century, only 10 percent of people lived in big cities.
Now, over 40 percent do. The irony is that when more people lived outside the city there was a greater sense of community.
We have evolved from a country of primary relationships to one of secondary relationships. Secondary relationships are ones in which people are merely acquaintances.
As we have connected to the Internet, we have disconnected from each other. Names on the Net aren't always even real names. Our state-of-the-art technology has created a new kind of person, one who is plugged into machines instead of fellow human beings. Some of us talk more to voice mail then we do to our own family members. The Industrial Revolution brought about mass production and with it an emphasis on speed, efficiency and productivity.
Then came the Techno-Revolution, heightening our ability to work faster, travel faster, communicate faster. Other time-compressed, mind-shifting technologies include instant, worldwide news, video teleconferencing and hamburgers in less than 90 seconds. These examples of instant gratification change our frame of reference, our expectations, our values. Partly because we're busier and partly because we've come to expect it, we demand faster ways of doing things.
And, unfortunately, we often confuse efficiency with effectiveness. Sad to say, but many children and adults have become desensitized to the meaning and value of life as well as death. I recently read about a new fad on school playgrounds. Children are bringing laser pens to school and using them for pretend "lasergunfights" at recess. A funeral, like many things in life, is quite relative. It is truly as pointless or meaningful as you choose to make it.
You may find it unnecessarily emotional, but for many, it is the last time they can connect to a relative, friend or loved one through tangibly, at least outside the supernatural. Mind you a funeral doesn't have to be a somber affair. It can very much be a time of meaningful remembrance, commemoration and celebration of a person's life.
Our popular culture has just ingrained this notion that funerals must be sad affairs. We choose to make of them what they are. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.
Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Upload or insert images from URL. Are Funerals Pointless? Reply to this topic Start new topic. Are funerals pointless? What do you think? Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3. Recommended Posts. Altastrofae Here's my opinion before you start backhanding me.
Link to post Share on other sites. Replies 66 Created 3 yr Last Reply 2 yr. Top Posters In This Topic 11 4 3 2. Popular Posts Thorgir the Mighty May 31, Clod May 31, WWolf May 31, Posted Images. Thorgir the Mighty Well it depends if your a Christian or not WWolf 14, May 31, edited.
Edited May 31, by WWolf. Scratch I wish we know how the ponies handle this, that would be my way! CloudMistDragon 4, Frostgage 7, Clod 8, Cadancerules Though i think dying in general just sucks Edited May 31, by Cadancerules. Nightfall Thunder 1, Flutterstep 36, Just now, Altastrofae said:. Luna's Admirer Cwanky 16, Pupils should be given a post it as they enter the classroom and asked to write a response to one of the questions and stick it on the board.
Feedback and short class discussion. What might somebody say to disagree with this? What do you think about this statement? What might somebody say to agree with this? Are funerals needed on the Island? Pupils have already got this title in their books but should write the date into their books. In pairs, discuss the common features of every type funeral… Write the common features on the board which should include — certain place for the ceremony and the committal People involved Special items which have symbolic meaning to the dead and the mourners What happens with the body Special words Certain time for the ceremony.
Think carefully about the resources available on the Island and how these could be included in the format. Stick it neatly into your book.
Allow 30 mins for this. What else do you feel would be important? Get into character and write a diary entry to answer the evaluation question above. Include a brief summary of what has happened and your thoughts and feelings. Pupils could share diary entries with the class. What would somebody say to disagree with your point of view? Can you explain why? For just about anything.
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