Legacy
Photo by maki_shmaki
Wouldn’t it be comforting to know that the day our bodies no longer serve us and must be returned to the earth, their resting place might become ecological havens? Like the burial mounds of old, which dot today’s overused landscapes, we might feed native grasses and flowers, protect forests, and provide homes for rare species. Just imagine: Gone the rows of tombstones in perfectly manicured cemeteries… Let us rest wild among our nonhuman friends and, in death, repay our debt to them! Let the sacred and the ecological be linked once again for the benefit of us all.
Inspiration: Ancient homes for the dead can double as wildlife havens