A Morbid Idea
Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 2:57 am
Not sure what sort of response this will get, but figured I'd share anyway.
A friend and I were having a talk recently and getting into some pretty dark places. We were on the topic of cremation and what sorts of ceremonies/rituals the deceased wish to have performed on their ashes, or rather, what they wish for their relatives to do with them. My friend asked me - assuming he dies first - to make sure his ashes somehow got into space. Quite a beautiful notion, and in no way inspired by the many hours of Elite Dangerous he's been playing lately.
I recalled that, if my memory is correct, NASA actually offers some sort of service wherein your ashes may be launched into space. If you're more of a nature-lover, you can also have your ashes mixed into seeds so a tree can sprout from your remains. You can also have your ashes made into a diamond so your loved one can keep you with them forevermore.
He then made the joke - as good friends do - that he would steal one of my mom's cigarettes and mix my ashes into them, so my mom would unknowingly smoke me. Quite an original idea (though perhaps comparable to the various musical artists who've snorted a fallen friend's ashes with cocaine), and one that got me thinking...
We all know that rl vore is as possible as it is desired (not), but if you can truthfully say that vore is a very important aspect of your life, how would you feel about having a loved one ingest your ashes instead? While not exactly the scenario of which we all fantasize, you could indeed become a meal for someone else in death (without said person being considered a cannibal [arguably]). The season 2 finale of My Strange Addiction apparently covers an obsession similar to this, as a distraught widow carries her husbands urn with her everywhere she goes and cannot stop eating the ashes inside.
My idea involved having ashes mixed into a tasty spice that was then sprinkled upon a steak drizzled in sauce before being served, though I'm sure there are better ways.
So...there's the subject. Please discuss in a civil manner.
A friend and I were having a talk recently and getting into some pretty dark places. We were on the topic of cremation and what sorts of ceremonies/rituals the deceased wish to have performed on their ashes, or rather, what they wish for their relatives to do with them. My friend asked me - assuming he dies first - to make sure his ashes somehow got into space. Quite a beautiful notion, and in no way inspired by the many hours of Elite Dangerous he's been playing lately.
I recalled that, if my memory is correct, NASA actually offers some sort of service wherein your ashes may be launched into space. If you're more of a nature-lover, you can also have your ashes mixed into seeds so a tree can sprout from your remains. You can also have your ashes made into a diamond so your loved one can keep you with them forevermore.
He then made the joke - as good friends do - that he would steal one of my mom's cigarettes and mix my ashes into them, so my mom would unknowingly smoke me. Quite an original idea (though perhaps comparable to the various musical artists who've snorted a fallen friend's ashes with cocaine), and one that got me thinking...
We all know that rl vore is as possible as it is desired (not), but if you can truthfully say that vore is a very important aspect of your life, how would you feel about having a loved one ingest your ashes instead? While not exactly the scenario of which we all fantasize, you could indeed become a meal for someone else in death (without said person being considered a cannibal [arguably]). The season 2 finale of My Strange Addiction apparently covers an obsession similar to this, as a distraught widow carries her husbands urn with her everywhere she goes and cannot stop eating the ashes inside.
My idea involved having ashes mixed into a tasty spice that was then sprinkled upon a steak drizzled in sauce before being served, though I'm sure there are better ways.
So...there's the subject. Please discuss in a civil manner.