I HAVE WATCHED WITH TREPIDATION THE LEVEL OF EXPENSE, ENERGY, ENJOYMENT, ENTERTAINMENT AND EXTRAVAGANCE WE PUT INTO OUR SO CALLED FUNERALS. I DO NOT CONSIDER MY SELF OLD BUT I HAVE WITNESSED A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN OUR APPROACH TO THE DEAD. STATISTICALLY AN AVERAGE OF £5000.00 TO £10 000.00 AND SOMETIMES MORE ARE SPENT ON FUNERAL RITES. THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT, A FEW YEARS AGO PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE THAT LEVEL OF WEALTH YET THE NECESSARY RITES WERE THOROUGHLY OBSERVED. I LIVE HERE IN THE UK, MY ANNUAL INCOME IS £30000.00 WITH 3 CHILDREN, IT IS MY AIM THAT EACH OF MY KIDS WILL HAVE £5000 IN THEIR ACCOUNTS BY THE AGE OF 21. I KNOW IT IS NOT MUCH BUT IT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO SET THEM UP. IF THE UNFORTUNATE HAPPENS AND I SNUFF IT, MY LIFE INSURANCE WILL THEN TAKE CARE OF THEM. THEY ARE THE FUTURE AND WE SHOULD INVEST ALL WE CAN IN THEM. PEOPLE HAVE DIED HERE IN LONDON AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THEY HAVEN'T LEFT ANYTHING TO THEIR LOVED ONES ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN. HOWEVER THE MONEY SPENT ON THE FUNERAL RITES ROCKET TO UNBELIEVEABLE HIEGHTS. IT IS ABOUT TIME WE STARTED LOOKING INTO LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY AND STOP THIS UNHEALTHY WASTE OF MONEY. FAILING THAT WE CAN INCONJUNCTION WITH ANY OF THESE WELL ESTABLISHED BUSSINESSES SET UP A SCHEME THAT ANY EMPLOYED GHANAIAN CITIZEN CAN CONTRIBUTE TO AND AT YOUR DEMISE IT CAN GO TOWARDS THE COST OF THE FUNERAL. TRADITION IS GOOD BUT THIS HAS SPIRALLED COMPLETELY OUT OF HANDS. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING GOOD FOR A FRIEND DO WAIT FOR THEM TO DIE BEFORE YOU PROCLAIM UNDYING LOVE FOR THEM AND THROW MONEY AT THEIR FUNERAL. SHOW AN APPRECIATION FOR LIFE AND FUNERALS.
