In the most idealistic image, my funeral would be quiet, with beautiful music and my coffin on a flower bed. Among the ways to bury my body, I prefer a natural burial. Simply scattering my ashes in rivers or oceans seems somewhat vain, as though I am forever gone. But I think scattering them on soil instead sounds more like my body has a place to go, like becoming composts for a tree. I have never thought about death seriously, but I hope I would not die unexpectedly or in an accident.

Lee Su Yeon (’14, Psychology)

 

I also prefer a natural burial, but specifically, a woodland burial. I do not want my children to have pressure about taking care of my graveyard, but I do want a place where they can remember me after I die. So I thought a tree would be better than a charnel house. Also, it is cheaper and more eco-friendly than regular graveyards. On my last day of life, I would take some time to look at the faces of my children. After that, I would visit a nearby quiet café with my wife, hold her hands tightly, and talk about our past days together.

Park Jong Han (’11, International Studies)

 

For my last wish, I will earn plenty of money in my pocket and go shopping to buy all the things I want in the department store. I would like my funeral to not be too depressing, with some of my friends remembering me as a “good person” with a little smile. If you were to ask about what I want for my burial, I would want my body to nourish a tree. Setting my body on fire is a rather scary idea, so helping a tree with my body, and allowing others to remember me would be an ideal way to end my life.

Song Yoon Ji (’15, Life Sciences)

 

Like life, I think death is fully entitled the right to enjoy dignity. Rather than desperately clinging to life on medicine, I would prefer dying at the time I am supposed to. I want to settle all my relationships and happily close my eyes besides my family when I die. Speaking of burials, I prefer scattering my ashes. The place does not matter. I think it is better for dead people to leave without a trace, and also this is ideal for people still alive. Wouldn’t it be sad when if people lament over me after I die? So I will just disappear from all memory with the wind.

Park Jong Il (’15, Political and Economic Studies)