Bio Urns - Turn Death Into Life!
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128824)
Gainesville, Florida
August 2, 2016 9:17pm CST
Several days ago, a myLot member had posted a question of whether people preferred to be buried or cremated. I had long known that I wanted to be cremated when I die, but I had never really given any thought as to what I wanted to happen to my ashes after cremation, or who in my family would hold onto them.
As I was messing around on the internet today, I came across an advertisement for bio urns, a product that can help turn your ashes into a beautiful new tree. I immediately thought, "That's what I want when I die!"
Yes, it all makes sense now! I can provide each of my two children with a bio urn, and instruct them to split my ashes when I'm cremated so that half goes in one urn, and half goes in the other urn. They then can plant the bio urns in a location that best suits them, such as their home, a park, or a forest. The seeds that come with the bio urn will then sprout into life, and absorb the nutrients (including the ashes) in the bio urn to help it grow into a healthy new tree.
I can't think of a better way to memorialize myself than to give new life on this earth in the form of a tree that can provide years of happiness, shade, and more to other people and animals on this earth!
Of course, I'm talking many, many years into the future here folks! I don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon, but in five, six or seven decades from now, I think this will be what I want!
I've now figured out what I want to be when I grow up...a tree! lol
Any thoughts on this?
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@LadyDuck (502190)
• Italy
3 Aug 16
@moffittjc I am also a HUGE fan of Walt Disney World, but I know that my ashes cannot go there. I should ask to someone to sneak my urn inside and place it in the Mystery House.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Aug 16
Yes! It was Alfredo's post! I couldn't for the life of me remember who wrote the post originally. I wanted to give him a mention in the post, but just couldn't remember who wrote it! Thanks for clarifying!
My kids and I are HUGE fans of Walt Disney World, and we visit the theme park many, many times throughout the year. My daughter had mentioned that maybe she should spread my ashes at Disney World after I die (which apparently a lot of people actually do, even though it's forbidden). Although I like the idea, it's against the rules, and it's also kind of creepy. I had given consideration to spreading my ashes somewhere, but I've never really come up with a special location that would be meaningful to my family. This simplifies that decision! My kids know I am a big outdoor enthusiast, so turning my ashes into a tree would be right up my alley!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Aug 16
@LadyDuck That's what my daughter said she was going to do, spread my ashes in the Haunted Mansion!
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@Tierkreisze (1609)
• Philippines
3 Aug 16
I've read of this before. It was one of those eco-friendly ways that you can bury yourself. Another one was getting placed in a biodegradable body bag or blanket and getting buried in a forest. But I still think that bio urns are better.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Aug 16
I think there is a company here in my city that is trying to get the necessary regulatory approvals now to start offering biodegradable burials at a cemetery just outside of our city. The government doesn't want biodegrading bodies to pollute our local water supply, so they have to do a study to see the effects of decaying bodies in these biodegradable bags. I think we'll start seeing more types of burials like this offered in the future.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Aug 16
@Tierkreisze Yes, there is still a lot of religious opposition to cremation. But then again, there are many religions where cremation is the norm. I'm strictly looking at it from a financial standpoint....what is the least expensive way to dispose of my body after I die? Right now, it looks like cremation is the cheapest alternative.
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
3 Aug 16
I loved the line about what you want to be when you grow up!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Aug 16
It's a line I stole from my dad! He's 75, and he still tells me that he hasn't figured out what he wants to be when he grows up! I love his sense of humor! I told him he better figure it out before he hits a 100! lol
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@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
4 Aug 16
I love this idea. I'm not sure if I want to be buried or cremated, but won't really mind either. If buried, I get to feed nature, so ... ! If cremated I'd like a little bit of my ashes turned into a diamond. I could be a diamond tree!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Aug 16
If you choose the burial route, you will have to specifically ask for an environmentally friendly burial, or otherwise you won't feed nature. In regular burials, they pump your body full of preservatives to slow down the decaying process, which essentially turns you into a big pile of contamination that is not good for the environment. And the answer to that is the coffin they put you in is sealed tight so that as you finally do start to decay, your polluted remains don't seep into the surrounding soil and water supply! See why cremation starts to make more and more sense!
@JESSY3236 (22199)
• United States
3 Aug 16
That's cool. I'll tell my mother about this. She had said she wants to be cremated too.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Aug 16
I've already decided I wanted to be cremated, but have never given much thought as to what my family will do with my ashes afterward. I guess they could be spread somewhere, or kept in an urn, but why not put them to good use? If my ashes can help fertilize a tree that will live for decades after I'm gone, then I'm all for it!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Aug 16
Is cremation still popular in India, or do you do burials now?
@digiguru (557)
• Bangalore, India
3 Aug 16
@moffittjc Hindu religion still doing Cremation only. Atleast im my state- Kerala.. burial done by other religion people
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
3 Aug 16
I suppose that is expensive now as it is a new thing. I´m a tree lover so I have been planting trees, shrubs and smaller plants all my life.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Aug 16
They charge $145 to purchase the bio urn. That's price gouging in my book! $145 for a tree seed and a biodegradable container filled with soil? You've got be kidding! I can make one myself for less than a couple of dollars! lol
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Aug 16
Trees can provide years of enjoyment to others; provide shade; produce oxygen; and help cool the earth. It's a win-win all around!
