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proper crematorium for my hometown

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Having had attended an open air cremation of my beloved grandmother in 2013 in Thailand, where the body was being burned on a funeral pyre, I have been diagnosed with traumatic depression. It was such a traumatic experience I had ever been through seeing the body of the person who meant the world to me being burned and parts of her body felt off the prye part by part and only the bones were left behind. It was so painful to watch and the image of that funeral is still very clear in my memory. I had countless sleepless nights and nightmares about this for years after the funeral. We live in a very small village where a proper crematorium does not exist. The people in the village are mostly farmers who earn so little just to pay for necessities and families. They just can't afford building the crematorium. The normal practice for them would be a funeral on a pyre. Logs and woods are the main sources of fuel. I never attended any funeral of other villagers before as I thought I could not handle seeing dead body being burned, but when it comes to my family member, my grandmother, I had no choice but to be there. My heart sank when I saw her body on that pyre and I thought I was going to die when they put the fire on the pyre. I witnessed one of the most heartbreaking events. Seeing the person I love the most on this planet being burned was beyond my comprehension. I thought to myself that this cannot be continued. No one should have to go through this and the dead deserves some dignity before leaving this world. They deserve a proper crematorium where their bodies are not being seen during the cremation. From that moment on I have made a promise to myself that one way or another, alone or with others' helps, I will arrange to have this proper crematorium built for my hometown. Here I am today asking if you would like to join me on this journey to make a dream come true not only for myself but for the people in my hometown. I believe there is compassion in this world and together we can make this dream a reality. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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Lalinda Thiradar
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De Bilt, NL

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