Why are some funerals getting easier now?

Nowadays, some funerals are getting simpler and simpler because people live more clearly and know what is most important.

Funeral is used to show respect for a person. The ancients thought that the bigger the funeral, the more respected this person was. But in fact, people don't know anything when they die. No one respects himself before he dies. What's the use of pretending after death? People used to like this formalism. In order to show their filial piety, future generations will use luxurious funerals to show their filial piety, which is actually unreasonable.

Now people all know that people should cherish everything when they are alive. As for what will happen after death, no one knows and no one cares. Therefore, more and more people choose to scatter their ashes into the sea after death, which is also a free and easy performance. And many places like to burn incense and paper after death, but in fact, the dead people don't know it at all.

In fact, the dead people want their funerals to be simple, because if they can really remember someone and really miss someone, they don't need these false things at all. If a person is really remembered, then he is not dead. Therefore, after death, the funeral is too luxurious, in fact, it has no meaning, just adding a burden to future generations. So people nowadays want their funerals to be simpler.

In addition to the above reasons, from the perspective of environmental protection, the simpler the funeral, the better. After all, a funeral is a sad occasion. If things were simpler, maybe this part of the pain would be reduced. And there is no need to burn paper, which will not cause greater pollution to the environment.

In fact, funerals and weddings are the same, just the form seen by outsiders. Only close people will care about the feelings of the parties. Happiness or misfortune is not viewed through this formalism. Therefore, relatives don't need to show filial piety through funeral, as long as they can remember it forever.