The other problem I have with burial is the way the land gets gobbled-up with those boxes and headstones...sorry if I sound callow, BUT...there are
Positively ACRES of land devoted to this narccissistic (not to mention, barbaric) practice of putting dead people into wooden boxes, and then, what, preserve the cemetary until the end of time?
Recently, I went for a walk in an old cemetary here in Long Beach, CA....the most recent activity I noticed was somebody who got planted in the '70's. All I could think of was "what a great place for a picnic!"
Although, I will admit, the headstones (particularly the ones at the turn of the last century) were pretty amazing examples of the stonemason's art...
