December 30, 2007

• WADT... ~body world [made in china]~

  ...i went to an exhibition of preserved human corpses this week in san jose with my spouse and kids...(here's a youtube link...i will refrain from posting the video)...   www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqKvYUO7C7w&feature=related  [very graphic]

  some thoughts i had
  
      ...educational
  
                  ...sensational
  
                          ...disturbing
  
                                      ...interesting
  
                                                      ...amazing

                                                                      ...sad

                                                                                    ...holy

  ...more thoughts later...

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  ...i also went to a funeral and wake(*) service for my dad's older brother this week...uncle paul...

     
  some thoughts i had
  
  
      ...sad

            ...a nice sendoff

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  *Wake (ceremony)  (Wikipedia)

  A wake, or social as referred to in Canada, is a ceremony
  associated with death. Traditionally, a wake takes place in the house
  of the deceased, with the body present; however, modern wakes are often
  performed at a funeral home.

  The English word "wake" originated from the ancient Indo-European
  root "wog" or "weg," meaning "to be active." This evolved into several
  meanings, including "growth" ("vegetable"), "to become or stay alert,"
  and "watching or guarding." The third also evolved into the word
  "watch," and it is in this sense that people have a "wake" for someone
  who recently died. While the modern usage of the verb "wake" is "become
  or stay alert" meaning, a "wake" for the dead "harks back to the
  antiquated "watch or guard" sense. This is contrary to the urban legend
  that people at a wake are waiting in case the deceased should "wake up."

  In many places, a wake is now synonymous with viewing or funeral visitation
  or Visiting Hours. It is often a time for the deceased's friends and
  loved ones to gather and to console the immediate family prior to the funeral. In Australia, New Zealand, and northern England,
  the wake commonly happens after the funeral service in the absence of
  the body and is often "wet" -- which is to say alcohol and food are
  served and, as a result, the wake often resembles a party for the
  deceased as well as being of comfort for their family. In this way it
  follows the model of the traditional Irish wake, although there is a long tradition of feasting and celebration connected with funeral service amongst the Māori of New Zealand that predates European settlement.

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