Writing my own eulogy had been a helpful exercise in finding out my life’s purpose. Well, it seems that growing hordes of people are going through a greater extent for their search. It takes going through their own funeral service to realise the meaning of life, as a new trend in South Korea appears to say.
The news about holding mock funerals appeared in our local Sunday Times papers today. While the news can also be found online, the one in our papers included a picture of a participant lying in the casket.
Here is what happens during the mock funeral service. Young healthy individuals donned traditional garments for the dead made from hemp. They read their wills and then climb into caskets in a befitting ceremony held in a dimly lit hall. They then stayed there for 15 minutes before coming out from the caskets “reborn”.
Prior to the ceremony, participants have to undergo a class on the meaning of life, pose for portrait pictures to be used a the service and write wills as if they have 3 days to live.
Well, it seems that the Koreans are developing a growing interest in leading healthier, happier lives. 50,000 participants have already held their own fake funerals since 2004. In fact, most people are in their 30s and 40s.
I’m not sure about you. But writing my own eulogy is as far as I will go. Just the mere thought of holding my own mock funeral is enough to churn my stomach. And I most certainly would not want to be compelled to go for such a ceremony by any employer either. Apparently,
some leading companies, mind you, see the service as a way of improving job performance.
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s largest firm, reportedly sent 900 workers from its factory for the service in 2006, so that the experience can make them more “efficient”. Will it really? I’m not saying that no one would cry buckets while going their own funeral. But it’s the meaning that they find after that.
Say it’s you….
Wouldn’t you quit working in a factory if you find out that you would prefer to spend the rest of your life doing something else?…..Not unless you find your job deeply meaningful, I guess.
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I’ve attended several workshops where the trainers ask us to think what we want for our eulogy as a way to start us thinking what is our mission and vision in life.
The Koreans have certainly gone one step further to “live” it out!
As for me, I will start writing mine, from my laptop!
Hello Tiat,
After going through the process, I realised that the best way is not to just “think” and write your eulogy. You need to first find out what your life’s purpose is. The answer lies in your higher consciousness.
Even if you find out what your purpose is, you may or may not decide to follow it. However, should you decide to follow it, you will find that you are in mind-spirit balance. The last step is then to write out your eulogy, so that you can carry out your life’s work as you set it to be.
All the best,
Evelyn