In the second third of my book, I introduce two new burial practices. Both fall under the category of sea burial, by way of spreading ashes and putting bodies in artificial pieces of reef. There are many alternatives to the standard burial and some of the most peaceful and majestic are aqueous. They are beautiful ways of going about care of the dead and should seriously be considered.
"Floating on the vast Pacific, surrounded on all sides by the original source of life itself, Ken felt the smallness of the human condition and his connection to the larger, natural world." p 72
"When divers recently hauled up ten sample reef structures that the state had sunk offshore over a period of seven years, biologists found that each one supported eight hundrerd times more marine life than the surrounding sandy seafloor."
"Hiring a company to take you out for a scattering can run from $300 to nearly $2,000"
The book is really interesting and doesn't have the usual dark tones that come with novels of its genre. It's a very light happy read that doesn't patronize or accuse the reader. The alternatives that are provided are well researched but are not really long and boring. The author gives you the points in an interesting way without out all the excess. It is by far the best written book thus far in the class.
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