Philosophies From A Kid

i still cant why anyone would want to have an open casket veiwing. ill tell you guys a story aboutone of my aunts.

my aunt and my grandmother got in a fight when i was 3 over a picture. my aunt dident know everyone was suposed to wear white shirts and jeans. my family is big, and it was the first time the whole family would be in the same picture in a while. it really wasent a huge deal because other people had extras, and it all worked out, but my grandmother is very... well mean, and when my aunt sugested that my grandmother hadent comunicated enough with them, my grandmother wouldent have it. they got in a huge argument, and right after the picture, they left.

that was the last time a saw her for 10 years. i dont even remember it well. i only saw my aunt in pictures.

then, when i was 13, she developed cancer. it was very bad. the only good thing (and believe me theres no good things about cancer) was that it brought the family back together. i got a solid 3 weeks one summer with her, which was more time then i had ever been with her.

then, maybe a month after, my mom got a call from my uncle (this aunts husband)saying it wasent good, and that they were calling the family in. that night, my mom told me to pack up and be ready to leave for the air port in the morning. they live 20 hours in the car away, and we couldent drive there. i did what she said, and dident ask why because we all knew the reason.

we got there the next day, and she was gone. we spent some time at my uncles house, then went to a hotel. it was fun for us kids because the hotel had a pool, but we couldent forget why we were there.

2 days later, we went to the viewing. i dident cry because i really only knew her for 3 weeks. i hated the viewing though. i've only ever had 2 imaged scared into my brain, and that was one of them. i walked up to the casket, and there she was, puffy from the medicines. thats all i remember from my aunt. i know i had fun with her for thoes 3 weeks, but that image is too much.

that is why i dont understand open casket viewings. wouldent people want to remember the times they spent with the person alive? it makes no sence to me. Peace!