For a long time, I had a fear of the dead. I hated cemeteries, and I could never go into a funeral home alone. And don’t even ask me to touch a dead body. That would have freaked me out far too much. As I’ve gotten older, though, the fear has dissipated. Maybe it’s because I’ve lost people that are close to me which put me in the position of having to push past my fears.
I have touched the dead and stood in cemeteries and attended funerals, and though it isn’t something I’d want to do every day, I do it when it’s necessary. As far as working in a morgue goes, that’s something I don’t think I could do. Being surrounded by death, to me, would be such a harsh reminder that it’s inevitable. And though I know it’s inevitable, I don’t want to see it every day. I don’t want to come face to face with it every day. So, no, I couldn’t work in a morgue, not even if the pay was really, really good. What about you?
Published on October 22, 2024 19:00