Funerals provide meaningful closure and expression of love.
Evidence
I’ve always thought that funerals were useful. … So do what suits you. It is yours to do. You’re entitled to wholesale on most of it. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 626
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 626
- XREF: connects to: Grieving is a significant aspect of love and relationships. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 117; Embalming is a personal and intimate act of farewell. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 123; Facing death directly is essential for closure. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 629 (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- Facing death directly is essential for closure.
#corroborates(0.75) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 629 - Grief can drain meaning from the surrounding world while leaving inner thought intact
#qualifies(0.72) — Karl Ove Knausgaard, A Death in the Family, 1524 - Grieving is a significant aspect of love and relationships.
#expands(0.70) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 117 - Public mourning is active psychological work rather than passive sadness
#expands(0.70) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 298 - Embalming is a personal and intimate act of farewell.
#exemplifies(0.60) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 123 - Feeling a range of emotions about death is necessary.
#expands(0.50) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 637