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Originally Posted by djchameleon
The meaning behind the symbolism is still for the people that are living not for the person that has died.
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You're really not making sense to me. Funerals have nothing to do with the person's death? You are talking about personal reactions. Who likes or who doesn't like what goes on in funerals, but that isn't the topic or point of event. Who are you grieving for? Who are you remembering? Your own feelings? Or do people go to have a party? They might, you can choose to do whatever you want, but the event took place because of the person's death. It is about the person's death. That's why it takes place.
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The difference is that you are doing it on your own time and when you are ready to. Not being forced to do it at a scheduled time just because everyone can get together at that specific time.
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Nobody is forcing you to go to a funeral.
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My point is that they only care when it's too late. They only gather when someone has passed in bad times instead of putting together a family reunion to have good memories at.
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It's also about accepting the person has passed on.
I can't imagine people who like going to funerals, I personally would hate going, but I'd go to honor them. I can cry to my family later with ice cream.