I read this afternoon about a French priest who has taken on the mission of discovering every mass grave of Jews in the Ukraine. It is a pretty interesting story and the link to the NY TImes article is below. I am also linking a podcast (below that) from the USHMM about it.
NY Times article:
Podcast:
If you read the article or listen to the podcast, I would love to hear your thoughts on it. These would have been the victims of the mobile killing squads we talked about today.
What is the importance of knowing where someone is buried, of having an actual grave to visit? Why do people return to the scene of accidents and deaths? Why are these things so important to us as humans?
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5 years ago
6 comments:
When a car reck or some momentous event occurs, usually causing some sort of fatality, people rush to the scene. To some, knowing exactly what happened to a loved one or friend puts one at rest. They may be horrified and frightened, but they will not wander how someone died or was injured. I think that assigning a specific place for someone to be buried shows reverence and respect for them, giving their body privacy as if they were still alive. Not to pretend they are alive, but if they were alive, they would have their own room, personal space, etc. An assigned burial place allows us to go to one's grave and talk to them, perhaps for our own sake of comfort. I think we sometimes need to feel security and assurance when we loose someone dear to us.
Jenna
Really excellent comment, Jenna. I think you make a great point!
Well, just as Jenna said, it's always comforting to know that you can go back to a loved one's grave and spend time there reflecting. It keeps a piece of them with you in a sense, whereas you would feel like they were completely gone if you had nothing to go to. I think the same works with an accident scene or crosses on the side of the road. People still get chills when going by those places, and it brings back how real the situation was.
Payton
jenna and peyton pretty much said it all. like peyton said the reason people should have a grave site is so that there family and friends can remember who they were and the many things they ment to that friend or family memeber. sometimes like if someone really closes to you dies you can still go and relieve stress to that person if they are in a grave. it is like they are still there just to listen and that may be a reason for a grave.
people like going to the scene of accidents and deaths for some of many reasons. some go to investigate the site like csi or something. some go to remember what they lived through or what there friend/family died from to remind them of what happen. to us as humans they are important 1 because we are always curiose and 2 everyone needs comfort and support sometimes and this things might help us to do that
Dustin Shelton
I agree with all the above commenters. The knowledge of the fate of a loved one does help ease the pain. When it comes to one's death the phrase "No news is good news" does not really apply. Funerals and graves are for the living after all. Those who are dead do not need such things. They are comfort to those who are still alive.
-Kent Connell
Just as kent, I agree with all the above commenters. In my opinion, knowing how a friend or loved one passed away eases that sense of uncertainty and worry that comes with the news of a death. I remember how in All Quiet (underlined), the mother wanted to know how her son passed away. This to her helped ease the pain. I believe that this is a very couragous act the Father Partrick DesBois is set on commiting to.
Colton Ward
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