Abdul,
I thought that the fact that you interviewed your mother was a very courageous move on your part. I can understand how difficult and uncomfortable it must have been to sit there and talk about what she would like to be done with her body when she dies, since the death of a parent is an agonizing experience. I think it is interesting to compare and contrast two different thoughts on taking care of the dead from two different people who come from different educational backgrounds. I think your choice of donating your organs is a noble one and you should stick to that choice.
Good post.
Abdullah
For Amanda,
Dear Amanda,
Your post was very dynamic. Your decisions on how you want to be taken care of when you die reflect who you are as a person now; outgoing, food-loving, and most importantly, happy. I really hope that you get the sending off party that you described in your blog. And I also hope that it won't be family only. I would be really upset if I wasn't invited. :)
If you've ever been to Roosevelt Island, by the lighthouse, I think you'll find that scenery a much more soothing place for your party then your current plans. Go to Roosevelt Island one day and you'll be thanking me for suggesting that idea to you.
Another aspect of your future plans that I liked was that you really care about how comfortable your guests will be in your party. It seems like you will be extremely cross with your guests if they do not have a good time and mope about your poor health. I think that desire for making sure others have a good time is very selfless and really reflects a positive image on you as a person.
Again, I hope all your hopes and plans become a reality one day. Good post buddy.
Abdullah
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From AbdulM
For Abdullah,
Your blog seemed to be about, you wanting to really make a change for care of the dead thus, resulting in an activist project. Read Grave Matters inspired you with the ideas and information it presented however, you felt as though you could take the information and make it more accessible and easier to understand. I think you succeeded.
One aspect of your post that I particularly valued was that you decided to use the resources available to you ( Brooklyn College) to spread the word for your activist project. This is something I truly admire since it does take a lot of courage to go to a college and stand there in hand out fliers. This is truly an activist project, getting out there in the real world and making change.
Your project matters to me because in a way you did three activist projects. You interviewed a High School Student who lives on the other side of America and enlightened him on the death care industry. During this interview I'm sure you fixed many of his misconceptions. The second thing you did was find a Brooklyn College undergrad and interview. What a bold move, whether that person realize it or not you genuinely tried to help them with their life and make the death experience a bit easier for them. The third thing you did was you went out to Brooklyn College. Even though it wasn't necessarily out of your reach you still did it. How many people can actually say they did all of that just for a history project. Well done Abdullah I'm impressed.
From Amanda
Dear Abdullah, I liked the way you organized your flyer in terms of the black was what you presumed the viewer to know and the red was what they probably didn't know. you approached it from a non-threatening perspective, and were therefore were able to convey as much information as possible. and you have very high hopes for the futures of your flyers i'm sure a few were framed and placed over the fire place as well, i do know that they must have caught a lot of peoples attention you may have even changed a few career paths. good work with your flyers!
From Dev (Protoge)
I agree that your flyer was engaging. You were very concise, which was one of the reasons I believe was you did not find any of your flyers on your way home. I think that the point you are trying to make is that a topic as morbid as death can be engaging to people if presented in the proper way. The fact that you actually stopped to get a quick question or comment was good as well, it gave you a chance to explain yourself while getting some feed back.
From Mentor,
When we used to go to the Brooklyn College Gym together I never thought you will use this known campus for your research purpose. However, it is indeed excellent idea to collect info from primary source like diverse and knowledgeable sample group of Brooklyn College. It is also good achievement that you convinced college students to go through your flyers. Definitely the flyer was developed with good thoughts and setting of photos and texts were commendable. I realized you have given more emphasis to your 11 grader friend over the students of the college. This might be a bias decision which should be avoided in all circumstances. It is better to have diverse opinion about dead rather than focusing on one individual's thoughts and ideas.
We know after death it does not matter how our body will be treated but we will never think of disregard to our dead bodies. The religious and social rituals play significant roles on caring of dead bodies.
I think your have tried to gather more info on the caring of deaths and I hope you will also be able to respect the dead bodies.
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