I 23(f) have lost two close friends in horrific circumstances over the last few years. Can anyone explain to me why bodies,
particularly faces, looks so different after death – is it because they’ve been embalmed, or is it the human brain not being able to process what they’re seeing infront of them? Apologies if this is too gruesome for this sub, i think this might be me grieving and just trying to find some way to understand why.
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I typed out a long response and then realized this is ELI5.
In the spirit of that, the spark of life has gone out of us when we die. Our soul has left our body and the thing that’s makes us “us”.
The light in you no longer is able to see the light in them. They are just their body, their “meat vehicle” that used to transport the real them through our shared reality.
I don’t mean to say this in a callous way and I’m sorry if it comes off that way. I hope you can find some bit of peace in believing that we are more than just our bodies.
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