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Why Prearrange Funerals?
By Michael D Johnson, Sr.
The concept of dealing with death prior to need was
virtually unheard of in the past. The public was not
interested in investigating the consequences, financial
or emotional, of this final event. It was, in fact, high
on the list of taboos. People assumed that when the time
came, you would learn all you needed to know. Some
people felt that the discussion of death and funerals
invited these events to arrive more quickly. The age of
individual knowledge concerning health, social, sexual,
and legal matters had not yet dawned. Death was
discussed as a social event but never investigated as a
business transaction.
There will always be some resistance to the subject
matter, but with the growth of the self-help and
do-it-yourself industries, all life situations are
questioned, and death and the final disposal of human
remains is becoming an important part of estate,
retirement, and financial planning. The baby-boom
generation is now burying its parents and has made
discussion of the subject a legitimate and important
step in dealing with longterm issues. This generation
operates on knowledge as the basis for good decision
making, and funeral planning is becoming a natural part
of that approach to modern living.
The funeral industry, after initial mistrust of the
concept, has now accepted it, and in most cases
professional funeral-service providers are eager to
discuss options and choices with the public. Planned
funerals
are a very positive development for the public. Cost is
one of the major factors that seem to be of interest.
Prearranging allows the gathering of knowledge and a
comparison of goods and services provided by a variety
of sources. It allows the time to discuss your findings
with loved ones or the person who will be in charge of
your affairs. Most important, it can be conducted in an
environment that is not charged with
emotion or crisis, which is so often the case at the
time of death. Many predict that within the next ten
years as many as 50 percent of funerals will be
prearranged.
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