proactive and practical parents

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when dianne wrote about finding a final resting place, i am thankful that we already have several plots in a private cemetery. all we need to pay for is the internment package, such as tents, chairs, tarp, etc. at the moment, the package costs between US$381 to US$460, depending on the day of the funeral and the estimated number of people. this is because mother was open to buying burial plots when the plan was offered to her many years ago. mother said she was just being proactive and practical. as our parent's parents got sick, one by one, they were sent here for medical care until they eventually died, so they (our grandparents) were the first to be buried there. arrangements would have been harder if they died in the province. some feel you're inviting death or fast-tracking someone's demise when the topic of wills, caskets and memorial plans crop up. i remember the late dolphy, a philippine entertainment icon, whose body was laid in a solid bronze metal casket. he died in 2012, aged 83, but he purchased this striking casket way, way back in the 1970s. between your mother and father, who has more foresight, and is more proactive in preparing for the future?