Mysteryespresso asked the question about what music you would want played at your funeral. That got me thinking about the entire funeral and what I want to leave behind for those that actually cared for me in some fashion. Now for dramatic effect start this video clip going and read the rest of this.
So imagine a high Cliff overlooking lake Michigan. Early Dawn just before the Sun peaks. That song playing. Out a few hundred yards from shore someone releases a 1/3 scale pine Viking ship. My ashes would be in some type of container that could also burn. My oldest son reading my epitaph. Some sappy something about the the impact I had on him and his siblings. When the Viking ship is released it's set on fire. It would have to be made out of Old pine skids so it would burn fast so everyone didn't have to stand around for 2 hours waiting for it to disappear. But the best part would be the fireworks that were put on the boat. Just as it is sinking into the water the fireworks start going off. And they continue until the ship is gone completely. The reason that I dreamed this whole thing up is because I want to leave a lasting impression. Something really cool that nobody's seen before except maybe in a movie. The whole thing orchestrated so that the ones left behind leave with a feeling that they were just part of something very spectacular. Not for me in any way I won't be around to enjoy it.
@SW-User I can feel you there. It's just that question got me thinking. Like I was told one time when a friend of mine passed away. I didn't want to go to the funeral. My mom told me you don't go for the dead person you go for the family that is left. So with that in mind I thought about making my funeral something that everyone would remember as a fuzzy thought rather than a boring or sad event. I live my life for my kids. Why would I stop trying to impress them just because I was dead. LOL
