Jesuit funeral

So a few days ago. Father Paul is like do you want to go to Jesuit Funeral. Umm sure father. Why not! I was paul bearer at St. Ignatius. Im curious to see the ritual. So we are there and its kinda similar. It was kinda like strictly business though. No one was overly sad. No one was happy. The casket sat open in the middle of the aisle. People came in and touched the body. Arms, legs, face and said prayers. The casket was in a diamond shape, with the ends cut off. Very traditional Hollywood casket. After the mass, very similar to in America, although it was in Hindi, the casket was carried outside, no handles and placed or ropes. The cover was latched and flowers were thrown on it by everyone ( we got a handful going into the cemetery) as it was lowered into grown. Then we had refreshments and chatted with community members.

Some gentleman was talking to me about how America is corrupt because we are so unsustainable. Not because of the fossil fuels we burn, but because we use concrete and steel and paint that is non biodegradable for thousands of years. He asked me as an engineer how can you design a structure that is going to be there for 1000 years. I told him that’s the point. He argued hard and said its killing the earth… He dint seem to like my cross argument of the fact he prob lives lives in a concrete house, is wearing a cotton shirt, rubber soled shoes, took an automobile to the funeral and has many electronic devices, none of which are sustainable. Your right, lets remove all these. It is a very interesting thought, one I have never seen before, but we are not making boats out of hallowed out trees anymore… Times have changed. He said in closing American engineers are corrupt, then let. I chalked it up as a win. Then as we were leaving father asked me if I wanted to meet the arch bishop. Uhhhmmmm sure. This guys was really cool and oversees an area from Cle to Philly to Virginia to Kentucky. Pretty big! He invited, rather insisted we come over for dinner then next night, Sunday. We said yes. Score!