It is 2016, and I refuse to believe that people are now taking funeral selfies.
I mean, ten years ago, we must have dreamed of curing cancer, world hunger, and poverty. Those three were not even close to happening; instead, we have to warn drivers to not play Pokemon Go while on the road, we have to actively educate the public on the danger of Donald Trump, and we have to remind everyone that skin color determines nothing about a person. We have failed as a human race. No wonder aliens do not want to visit us!
On to the main topic, funeral selfies have made their inappropriate appearance into the world with such grace that people are now enraged that such a thing exists. Personally, I am enraged as well because funeral selfies should be along the "Delete This from Human Existence" list.
Funerals happen for the deceased family and friends to gather around and remember their loved one. It is a time to reminisce about the days when the loved one was alive, healthy, and happy. Funerals are also about placing one's existence into perspective against all the other things in the world. We all know that humans can brag about their strength, wisdom, and knowledge all day long, but at the end of the day, nature conquers us. This is what I mean by perspective against the world.
Personally, I find funeral selfies an absolute disgusting behavior. There is no reason, whatsoever, to be bragging about attending the event of a loved one who has passed onto another, unknown world. Death is anything but 'an exciting journey.' We do not know what will happen to us six feet into the ground. Sure, your faith will always be preaching about what will happen to us when we die, but has anyone ever come back to tell us the story? Not yet, so we should simply strive to continue to be a better person than we were 24 hours ago. Whoever started this trend deserves a slap upside their head. Would the selfie taker like it if someone else took a selfie at their funeral?
Respectable behavior during serious moments is an unspoken rule. It is almost a natural thing: to be sensitive, thoughtful, and giving your condolences to the deceased. If you cannot take a selfie when your makeup is running on a normal day, then do not dare to whip our your phone on someone's funeral day.
