In the end, it can be around the same price for the living funeral ceremony and when the person does eventually die, the burial or cremation.
This ceremony is often a very happy event where there can be closure, with the goal to celebrate a life and to give thanks to everyone attending.
Elders in Japan feel that they are burdening their children with their old age, and are ashamed of their failing body.
"[3] One of the more famous living funerals was for Morrie Schwartz, as documented in both the book and film Tuesdays with Morrie, which features Detroit Free Press sports columnist Mitch Albom as one of the central characters.
Albom brought up the question of why one should wait until he is dead to be appreciated: "What a waste," he said, "All those people saying all those wonderful things, and Irv never got to hear any of it."