“So you’re a nudist,” someone asked me recently.
“Isn’t everybody?” I replied.
I mean, underneath the clothes we wear, we’re all naked, right? When we shower or take a bath, we’re naked. Some of us sleep in the buff. And I’ve never heard of any newborns emerging with clothes on. The fashion industry has yet to find a way to reach inside the womb.
But what about when we die? How many nudists suffer the final indignity of being clothed in their coffins? OK, they probably won’t care whether they’re clothed or not, unless they are floating in their astral bodies — presumably, stark naked — watching the proceedings at their funerals.
I wonder how many nudists leave instructions to bury them (or cremate them) naked? And how many choose to have their earthly vessels, i.e. corpses, put on display naked?
I mean, if it’s one’s last wishes, don’t families and funeral homes have to comply?
What a great way for a nudist/naturist to check out!
Jillian
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My current will is to donate my body parts to science and then cremate me. I loved your post greatly as usual.
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Lol! Of all the things I tried to make sure were lined up that last time I was supposed to die, whether I’d be clothed or not when cremated never crossed my mind!
I’m really hoping that by that time, if there’s any sort of consciousness left of me I’ll be concerned with other, more important things!
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If you want to be buried naked, please be as specific as you can in your instructions. To be even more sure you would need to pre-arrange for your funeral with the specific instructions to be buried naked.
I am a professional in the funeral industry and without specific instructions, your wishes will most likely not be followed. In the event of any “grey”, the professionals will usually fall to the “traditional” side of things.
I know of one case where the family requested that their father be cremated naked but the funeral director told them that they had to use at least a speedo. Therefore, the father was not cremated “naked”. However, if he had written instructions, and pre funded his wishes the professionals would have been hard pressed not to follow his wishes to be cremated “naked”.
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Reblogged this on View from a grassey knoll.
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I hope to be cremated and have part of my ashes buried with my late wife and any future love that I may have.
Peace ~ Bear
http://bfshannon.wordpress.com
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Thought you might be interested in this little nugget of history
Quoting, ‘ I was immediately reminded of an image I meditate upon quite often. It is that of the death of St Francis. When he felt that the last moments of his life had arrived, he requested from the friends who surrounded him to take off all his cloths and place him on the bare ground. And that’s how St Francis, that great man, gave up his soul.
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That is so nice. Thank you for sharing that with us.
Jillian
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