No one can avoid it, but we also prefer not to deal with it. However, it is important that we realize that it is good to record something about this. Otherwise it all comes down to the survivors and generally not at a time when they are at their best. What is useful to record?
Cost
An elaborate or simple funeral or cremation costs money in any case. You can take out insurance for this, which means that if you start saving at a young age, it will be a relatively low amount. The insurance advisor can tell you everything about this, including whether you want to receive an amount paid out or in kind. An amount gives a little more freedom than if you have insurance in kind. In addition to the major insurers, there are a number of specialized companies such as Dela, Ardanta, Monuta.
Of course, you can also replace all this by opening a savings account yourself, where you will also receive interest on the amount saved.
What do you want?
One wants to say goodbye in a grand way and the other soberly, this is very personal. The more you record, the more you can add that personal touch. One can think of;
- Burial or cremation
- Who do you want to be present?
- What music should accompany the farewell
- Do you want a specific person to give a speech?
- What to commemorate (depending on burial or cremation)
- Which funeral director should arrange it (major differences in “quality”)
- Who within family or friends should arrange it
and there are many more things to think of.
Why?
Experience shows that it is too easy to say goodbye to people in a fairly standard manner. Strange actually, because people are not uniform, but the funeral often is. So it is good to look for the right funeral director, but also who within family or friends can take the initiative. This person can play a role in shaping personal wishes in the right way. At a mass in church, a personal touch from a church pastor is also important. The involvement of this person is important, but so is the information provided.
Because of the emotions it is often difficult enough to give substance to this, the information from the person themselves can then be put to good use.
Everyone is unique, so why not say goodbye!