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Within moments of our death, our bodies start to decompose. All the processes that sustain the body cease, and our systems start to fail and come apart. Cells break down and start to leak. Enzymes, acids and bacteria, normally well regulated, get out of control and attack the body. The colour leaves our skin, the muscles tighten and our bodies become stiff and unflexible.
It takes much longer for the body to completely disintegrate. If buried directly in the ground, it takes about five years to completely skeletonise – nothing is left except the teeth and the skeleton. If buried in a coffin, it may take 10 years or longer to leave just the bones behind.
Whoever we are, whatever we’ve done with our lives, it all starts to come apart the moment we expire. As our loved ones come to terms with our passing, they are already planning a life without us. Deciding what to do with our belongings. Discussing who gets what. How to divide up the money. Who pays for what.
And then within a few weeks your body is in the ground, or reduced to ashes. Your belongings have been parsed out, solicitors are working on parsing out your assets. And soon your friends and family are back to work. You have not been forgotten. But life inevitably moves on without us.
Time is merciless. Whatever mark we leave, however much we are loved, nothing lasts. And it all fades so quickly.
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