AN American man has tattooed cremation instructions on his arm in a bizarre recipe for eternal rest.The man, Russell Parsons, has tattooed: “Barlow Bonsall cook 1700-1800 for 2 to 3 hours”.
“It’s a recipe,” the 67-year-old widower told the Associated Press. “It’s a recipe for cremation.”
Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home and Crematorium manager Linda Wilson – where Parsons has prepaid for his cremation – said she thought Parsons was joking several weeks ago when he said he was going to have his final wishes tattooed on his arm.
But he wasn’t.
Parsons, a cancer survivor who still deals with injuries from his army service, said not everyone understands his attitude about life and death.
“I’m not afraid of death. I’m afraid of life,” he said. “I’m afraid of living and not being able to take care of myself.”
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I like his ideas on things. I think I feel the same way, i’ve never had any worries about dying or fears in that sense…but living…now that’s scary.
That cracked me up. Anyone that tattoos something like that on themselves has a powerful sense of humor. And isn’t that what helps sustain us to the point of death? I mean, for REALS, yo.