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What would you do? Its your Grannys Funeral?

Hypothetical: If you were at your Grans funeral, standing alone at the coffin and you noticed that she was wearing a very expensive brooch on her shroud, would you be: Tempted to take it? Take it? Wish that she had given it to someone who could use it. Not think about it at all?

Public Comments

1. Not think about it at all. It belongs to her doesn't it? And stealing after a person is dead or really sick is very wrong.
2. It's a waste to bury it. I'd ask if I could have it as something to remember my granny by.
3. Never think about it at all. unless it was to preserve it in her memory but not in a greedy selfish way.
4. Probably not think of it at all, then when the vultures of my family were asking about the brooch, I would tell them that it was somewhere so safe they'd never get their hands on it!
5. Hand on heart I would leave it. This is the thing that when it is someone else, they always get away with it. Try it yourself, someone will notice and how the hell would you explain yourself out of that mess. Best to leave it where it is and respect your dead granny
6. She'll haunt you
7. not think about it, guess its natural 4 sum to think about it tho,, i mean, yeah she cant use it anymore and its just gunna sit there in a coffin for the rest of time, but it was personal to her and must of wanted it to b with her otherwise she wudnt b getting buried with it
8. Most Grans who are buried wearing jewellery is because they have requested to wear such items. So I would not be tempted or probably more importantly would not have noticed the item in question.
9. SHE's dead taking somthing from a dead person is like putting a permanant mark on your concious. you cant appologie if you feel guilty and even though they cant say anything about it, doont think about it. besides, egyptians burried their pharoes with Billons of doallars worth of gold and pets, guards and random expensivethings. grave robbers were killed or cursed...
10. id be too sad to think about it at all.
11. If I liked it (as in to wear it) I would ask someone in the family that it would mean a lot to me to keep it. Or in your case hold on to it for a family airloom, for your children etc. You shouldn't just take it, its not yours, especially not to sell it!
12. i will cry
13. The thought wouldn't honestly enter my mind as I would be too busy mourning my Granny. What prompted you to come up with this scenario, lol
14. I'm not a thief so I would leave it alone. If it was in the coffin then it would have been my Gran's wishes, or the wishes of her close relatives and would most likely be removed before burial. Either way taking it would be presumptuous, disrespectful and dishonest. Everyone who expresses an honest thought on this subject gets a thumbs down! Hey why wait till she's dead - just hit her over the head grab and run why dont you!?
15. wouldn't even think about it if she wanted someone to have it then it wouldn't be pinned on her a jewel for a special jewel (granny)
16. I would leave the brooch with my gran. It may have been her wish to be buried with it, sentimental value to her and monetary gain for others.
17. Unfortunately my gran wouldn't have 1. Cause my evil aunt's would have made sure they had it in their possession before hand.
18. The fact that You have considered it says to Me that You have no morals, and no soul.
19. ha!ha!it must be soooo tempting.but really,your gran may have asked to be buried in it,it may be an item of real importance to her.would you deny her,what was maybe her last wish?but i'd still be thinking what if?!now,try not to think about it.you can't miss what you never had!
20. I recently came back from my Mum's funeral. She was stripped of all jewellry, even her wedding ring, because the family was worried about grave robbers. Fair enough; Mum was buried with a rosary and two roses. I slipped in a rose quartz crystal and a lapis lazuli stone when no-one was looking; I bought them just for that purpose and I don't care if some years later someone steals them. They aren't materially valuable, but I wanted Mum's spirit to be protected and comforted. So I think I probably fall in to the final category you list - not think much about it at all except for its power to please the spirit at a time of transmission. But I think my family would not let such a thing happen unless it was a dying request. I don't know if their fear of grave robbers is paranoia or justified, but it would upset my ancestors if a robber took something valuable when the family still alive was scraping and in financial troubles. That doesn't make complete sense, I now realise. If the family was incredibly rich, and this was some valuable heriloom, all ancestors would be upset if their graves got robbed. But no way would I rob the dead. So I change my answer for practical reasons as I obviously AM thinking about it. I choose "wish she had given it to someone who could use it." However, in my family, she probably would have done before dying anyway.
21. That thought wouldn't even enter my head but thanks to you it's there now but I can honestly say NO! I wouldn't it's so disrespectful and that would always cloud your memories of your loved one.
22. not think about it.
23. No i would never take it. It was meant to be buried with her. Taking it without her permission would be stealing.
24. Not think about it at all
25. There is nothing to think about, it does not belong to you. In all probability she had requested that, it be buried/cremated with her.