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Cremation treats people like garbage, which is disrespectful to the deceased. It is unhumane
Burial is more reasonable. Peking University professor Wu Fei calls for the restoration of burial.
Wu Fei
Since ancient times, the Chinese have said that "being buried in the soil is safe". The ancients believed that only when corpses were buried in the soil could they be considered to be truly resting.
Birth, old age, sickness and death are normal. With the progress of thought, people today no longer "feared when talking about death". In this vast world, the change of day and night will occur, and there will be new life every day, and of course there will be the withering of "old" life.
All beings will die, and death will return to the land. All things in the world cannot escape death. Do you think it is easier to accept if they are buried in the soil by future generations or burned into ashes?
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As an ancient civilization with a history of 5,000 years, the Chinese attach great importance to various etiquettes, and the funeral form is also a hot topic in recent years. Traditional burial is a funeral method accepted by people. This is a way of circulating since ancient times. However, with the development of the times, in recent years, cremation has gradually replaced burial. The reason is that people's awareness of land environmental protection has strengthened.
The form of cremation can indeed reduce the tension of land resources. Since 1997, my country has officially promulgated a series of regulations on cremation. Now, with the strong support of the country, cremation has been increasing in society, showing a trend that transcends the traditional burial culture.
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Seeing that the traditional form of burial is about to be replaced, many people have raised opposition cards. From the traditional perspective, the burial culture has been passed down for a long time, which is more in line with the Chinese people's desire to "be in peace". Therefore, these two types of funeral cultures are like water and fire, causing constant controversy.
Professor Wu Fei from Peking University once publicly stated in his speech at Shantou University that we should not advocate cremation culture, and called on the country to restore the burial culture. Cremation is unhuman and treat people like garbage. This is a manifestation of disrespect for the deceased.
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As soon as this statement was made, it quickly sparked heated discussion among netizens. Professor Wu Fei's speech was like a stone falling into a calm lake, stirring up waves. For a while, the Internet was in full swing, and netizens expressed their opinions.
As a traditional funeral method, burial has been passed down for a long time and has existed in ancient times. After the death of relatives and friends, our ancestors buried their corpses underground in order to prevent their relatives from being eaten by some birds, beasts or animals. This funeral method has been passed down to this day and has had a cultural history of thousands of years. However, with the changes of the times, more and more people choose to cremate and turn their corpses into small urns.
Wu Fei
And the way to bury the deceased is to let the body of the deceased lie in the coffin, buried thick soil, present a sand pile, and then erect a monument in front of the grave to commemorate the names of relatives, so as to facilitate future generations to pay tribute. The advantage of burial is to preserve the integrity of the corpse to the greatest extent. The ancients said that the body and hair are the parents. Even in the film and television circles where work needs, plastic surgery will become the biggest black spot on a star.
Every inch of our body is given by our parents. We should be cared for and not easily damaged. Otherwise, it is disrespect for our parents and a manifestation of lack of filial piety. This may also be the greatest belief of netizens who support burial.
In contrast, cremation, with the advocacy of the proposal to protect land resources, each city has established crematoriums of all sizes. They put the bodies of the deceased into the stove and burned them with a raging fire. The person sent in turned into few ashes in the box. This method does not occupy land resources. Compared with the person sent in, the ashes held in his hands are easier to deal with. They can be enshrined at home or scattered in the river. In terms of saving time and effort, it is indeed better than burial.
Compared with rural areas, most urban people choose cremation, which is convenient and saves land resources. These two points may be the main reasons why everyone chooses cremation, which is for the public, saves land resources, and for the private, which is convenient and fast.
Wu Fei
As a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Peking University, China's top university, Professor Wu Fei has been committed to research in religious humanities, Eastern and Western cultures, and religious beliefs for many years. During his study, Professor Wu Fei went to Haval University in the United States to study for a period of time in order to enhance his knowledge system. Many of Professor Wu Fei's research results have also been praised by the philosophy community.
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On the other hand, it also demonstrates people's inner emotions and moral character. Burial shows love and respect. The people who preside over the funeral at traditional funerals are respected people, and are respected, and the current cremation lacks human touch.
Professor Wu Fei advocates burial from a humanistic perspective. In Professor Wu Fei's view, burial is the greatest respect for the deceased. Compared with cremation, the form of burial is more solemn and can show respect for the deceased. The Chinese people pay attention to returning to their roots and being buried in their hometown is their greatest wish after death.
Every festival, relatives may burn paper for the deceased in front of the grave to express their condolences.
With the continuous development of the country, my country's population is growing and existing land resources are in short supply. Even if burial is fully humanized, it has to face the problem of land resources shortage. In this case, cremation has been highly praised, but each funeral method has certain advantages and disadvantages, and cremation also has certain disadvantages.
The biggest disadvantage is that it is not humane enough. As Professor Wu Fei said, it is unhumane. The deceased burns in a raging fire and turns into a handful of ashes in his hand. The deceased may have suffered illnesses before his death, and their bodies will be burned after death. This is a manifestation of disrespect for the souls of the deceased.
In this fast-paced society, many people choose cremation for convenience, which itself is disrespect for the deceased. Although cremation is convenient, it does not save money. With the admiration of cremation methods, the price of tombs has become very expensive, and even a tomb in a big city can reach hundreds of thousands of yuan. This is a very bad phenomenon.
Nowadays people are under great pressure in life. They save money as house slaves. If they have to spend a lot of money to buy a tomb for themselves after death, to another extent, this is also called unhuman.
, and cremation is not conducive to environmental protection. In this process, many harmful substances may be produced, and the bodies of relatives can be sent to the crematorium and then the ashes are boxed. This series of processes is like the assembly line in the factory. To a certain extent, it is also disrespectful to the souls of the deceased. But this way of burning the body can also cut off the spread of bacteria.
Each funeral method has its own advantages and disadvantages. In addition to cremation and earth burial, there are also sky burial and water burial. Sky burial is particularly cruel. Put the body of the deceased in a fixed position and let vulture eat the body of the deceased until the body is eaten clean. This is a cultural phenomenon and a way of mourning the deceased. Water burial is the oldest burial method and the simplest one. It is said that water is the source of life. This funeral method is to directly throw the body of the deceased into rivers, lakes and seas. Among the various funeral methods, cremation and burial are the two most easily accepted, so comparisons are easy to occur.
Each funeral method has its own advantages and disadvantages. The advantage of cremation is that it is convenient and can solve the problem of shortage of land resources. The disadvantage is that it lacks the spirit of awe of the deceased and is not conducive to environmental protection. The biggest advantage of burial is that it has sufficient respect for the souls of the deceased, and the disadvantage is that it causes shortage of land resources.
Our country is undergoing rapid development. In this fast-paced society, many things have changed. As an ancient country of cultural heritage, we must coordinate between reality and culture. Each cultural heritage has its meaning. Compared with cremation, burial is indeed more humane.
Wu Fei
I think the appeal of Peking University professor Wu Fei is more of a call for family affection, inheritance and cohesion!
It promotes an emotion, respect and affection for the deceased, but sometimes we have to consider it for reality. For every funeral culture, the existence of is reasonable . Whether it is burial or cremation, it has its pros and cons, and it is worthy of our respect.
So for you in front of the screen, which funeral culture do you think is more worthy of praise than burial?
