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Ferocious little beast

When nobody else was remember who was there for you at your lowest. That's right. Completely and absolutely dogshit music

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scientific fact

rockleaves

also for some cultures across different time periods, the cultural norm WAS to dig up their own graves. this is why we have catacombs.

hypokeimena

and in fact still is, in many places! when my grandmother died, she rented a gravesite for a period of several decades. when that time runs out, her remaining, uh, remains, will be removed from the grave & someone else will get the spot.

embalming (which slows or prevents decomposition, and chemically poisons the gravesite) is also not a universal practice, and in fact is not permitted at all in a number of cultural and religious traditions. it's a very american norm (which has spread to a lot of different places as a result, but it definitely isn't universal).

rockleaves

yes all very true!!! and modern embalming is still pretty new, in the grand scheme of things — it only exploded in popularity during the civil war, when bodies needed to be transported long distances home. a big part of why it’s become such a normal part of american death culture since then is simply the marketing from funeral directors to vulnerable grieving families, where they exaggerate the degree to which embalming and sealed “protective” caskets can prevent decomposition and preserve their loved ones.

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Wrapping a single long, rectangular piece of fabric around the body was exactly how many ancient culture made their fashion.

You know something about Humpty Dumpty I feel we don't question enough is the fact that they had all the king's horses trying to put him back together as well as the men. Is it that surprising that the horses couldn't put him back together? Horses are very much not known for their manual dexterity. They have hooves. How are they supposed to support a positive outcome in this situation

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cenneidi

do it grieving

cenneidi

do it while the ground falls out from under you; do it while everything you loved goes up in smoke; do it while the dream of your future is still burning embers around you; build anew on the hot ashes of everything you worked for; keep going, keep loving, keep living, even as all you want is to turn back (there is no turning back; it is gone already); do it through grief, which feels like fear in the body

do it grieving

cenneidi

The tag I have seen most often on this post is "I needed to hear this," and I am so, so grateful to have said something that was needed. These words came out of the depths of my own grief, and I am so grateful to have made this small connection with others in the midst of it. Grief is isolating and indescribable, but none of us are alone.

That said, these tags were what I needed to hear:

we're all gonna make it

it's okay if you can't see how yet. you don't have to believe in better. for now it is enough to just keep going, and eventually the path will emerge. you are not alone. you are not lost in the woods forever. keep going. I love you.

samreich

fallout-lou-begas

a banana that perfectly meets your ripeness and texture preferences is literally the best fruit on earth. it's a shame that this is 0.0001% of all available bananas