Eat The Dead

 

Why don’t we eat those who no longer live in their bodies?

We take live animals and slaughter them for their body parts to keep us alive, so why should we recycle the dead?

It would bring a new meaning to “We are having Aunt Ethel for dinner tonight”.

Instead we have these elaborate ceremonies of morning before we dispose of the body.

One thing is for certain. When we stop functioning as a living being, we’d best be put somewhere before we start to stink.

It seems we waste enough food but still go hungry. Why not add our body parts to the menu?

Do you ever ask the source of the liver on your plate when it is covered in onions. Fry it up and slap in on a roll and no one will avoid an additional order of fries.

Now while you are gagging on the ‘yuck’ factor of cannibalism, consider the starving children of the world. You pay tons of cash for planeloads of starches and processed foods while there is fresh meat to be had everyday.

If this idea were ever to take off (out of environmental foresight or survival necessary) an entire industry of preparation, cleaning, priming, praying and disposal of bodies would come to an end.

Think of the land saved for growth of forest instead of coffins and headstones. There would be no long line of black cars driving slowly to a hole in the ground. Tissues could be transitioned to toilet paper.

Those who have passed over (as they say) or gone to the great beyond can still be remembered.

A bit of Barese ragù, Bolognese, Neapolitan ragù, or Ragù alla salsiccia would make any meal mighty tasty served over rice or noodles. Served with a La Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi Reserva 2015 and your loved ones will be cherished for some time.

In the end, they will be recycled back into the land.

I, myself, have already signed the papers to have my carcass donated to science. Those folks in white lab coats and surgical mask (that are now so popular) can slice and dice to teach examples of what happens if you live this lifestyle. If they decide to put me on a spit for a weekend tailgate party is fine with me. I’m not going be needing it anymore.