dust to dust

Tonight I returned to the comforting companionship of the old men at philosophy club. We were talking about bioethics and got on the topic of burial vs. cremation. I didn’t know this was controversial, but they were saying that there is tremendous significance around laying a body to rest in preparation for resurrection. I need to do more research on this to be convinced. I feel like I was created from dust and should return to the earth that way. Also, I’m suspicious of embalmment as a way of avoiding the reality of death. Seeing my embalmed aunt was a little traumatic for me.