Fascinating Facts About Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt is a civilization that seems to fascinate everyone.  From the pyramids and the Sphinx, to tombs of the pharaohs, to the fact that the Egyptians are credited with inventing cosmetic make-up and jewelry.  Ancient Origins is a wonderful online information resource that everyone should subscribe to, if interested in studying the history of mankind; especially when it comes to learning about ancient civilizations; or ... to put it i their words: "Reconstructing the history of humanity's past".  

• An example of one of their articles is "5 Unique Facts Straight Out of Ancient Egypt".

Interesting article. My thoughts? The mummification process sounds like a desecration of the human body and a waste of money. “From dust thou wast and to dust thou shalt return.” (Gen 3:19) Thus, the decay of the body after death is a natural process and it will happen with or without mummification; brain, internal organs and all.

PRESENT DAY APPLICATION: Not much has changed in modern times. Before my husband passed away he did the research and instructed us to have him cremated. I see why. If you decide to go the other route of a casket, burial place, etc., the funeral homes will nickle and dime you to death! We did a comparison because one of my sons did not like the idea of cremation. However, when we started exploring the cost, my son remarked: "𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘮! 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘰𝘯 $300 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭. "

I know I was supposed to be sad and there was no disrespect to the dead intended, but I could not help laughing because that's what it looked like. Also, I admired my husband for thinking in advance and giving us his blessing to choose the "cheapest method" to dispose of his remains. My husband was always frugal about spending. I realized that he was even frugal when it came to dying.

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