Living Funeral

I found that I really agreed with Morrie when he said that it's a shame that the dead never get to hear the good things said about them at their funerals. It's true, people say things at funerals that the newly deceased would have been happy to hear in life. It may seem to be a bit selfish to some, the whole idea of wanting to be able to appreciate your praise, but to hell with that, I'm dying.
I think the strange thing about death is how it can affect other people. That's why I think If i had a living funeral, I would use it to my full advantage. I know who I would invite, but more specifically who I wouldn't - it sends a more lasting message, one that says exactly how much I thought of the person. i would have the funeral on a wednesday. It's in the middle of the week so that means people would have to rearrange their schedules, and at least im not forcing people to sacrifice their weekend. When I made my list, I realized how stressing an assignment this was. I mean, who would I invite? Would these people even care to show up? Would they go just to avoid the guilt of not going? Would they cry, be truly sad? Or would they just sit there quietly until it was done? I know I wouldn't like to drag it out, pushing people deeper and deeper into discomfort. I also wouldn't require people to say anything. I was really...depressed by this list making. I couldn't see why people might want to come to my funeral if i was still alive, like maybe they would be more comfortable if I were actually dead and couldn't see how they reacted. I do know that if anybody mentioned going to heaven or religion or anything, I would make them run a lap of the room.