Ding Jiafa.
On December 19, a netizen in Tangshan, Hebei Province posted that the cremation of a funeral parlor in Fengrun District, Tangshan City is divided into high-grade furnace ash extraction and low-grade furnace ash extraction. (December 20, The Paper).
The funeral industry has a public interest and should bear corresponding social responsibilities. However, in order to make money, this funeral parlor in Tangshan actually divided the cremation furnace into high and low grades, and the high-end furnace charged a higher cremation fee to earn the deceased's "last copper plate". The funeral industry cannot deviate from the public welfare attributes, so the "three, six, nine, etc." is too outrageous, desecrates the dignity of the deceased, and is also incompatible with civilized and thrifty funeral management, and the local competent department shall promptly stop and order rectification.
The ** posted by the netizen shows that two guidance signs are set up on the wall of the funeral home, and the low-grade furnace ash is taken to the left, and the high-end furnace ash is taken to the right. The staff said that the furnace body of the ordinary furnace is simple and the structure is simple, and the high-end furnace is according to the needs of the deceased owner. The high-end furnace is definitely more luxurious than the low-grade furnace, and the cost is relatively high. According to reports, the use of low-grade furnaces for local accounts is free, and the net cremation fee for foreign accounts is 250 yuan. The high-end furnace is also inside and outside the district, and the net cremation fee for the household outside the district is 800 yuan. In this regard, many netizens complained and questioned, and most of them said that they couldn't understand it, could it be that "can Jindan be burned in a high-end furnace"?
The cremation furnace is divided into high and low grades, which is obviously a great disrespect to the deceased. The cremation furnace is also divided into "three, six, nine and so on", although the cremation equipment is not the same, and the effect is not the same, but in the end it is a pile of ashes, or, the ashes of the high-end furnace are more complete. But in any case, such a "three, six, nine, etc." is unfair to the deceased, and it is inevitable that people will feel awkward. In order to avoid being said "unfilial" by outsiders, some family members of the deceased will also choose high-end stoves against their will. This situation will naturally encourage the comparison psychology between family members, and the funeral home will make a lot of money from it.
Cremation furnaces are divided into "three, six, nine and so on", and Tangshan is not an exception. In fact, there is a similar phenomenon in other parts of the country, such as VIP cremators, high-grade crematories and ordinary cremators, and the charging standards for each cremation furnace are different. The services provided by each cremator are different according to the amount of payment. This kind of market-oriented operation does meet the practical needs of some of the deceased's families, but it is easy to form a comparison with each other, especially for a small number of families with poor economic conditions, they may be forced to choose high-end furnaces and other high-cost funeral projects, thereby increasing the burden on the family and making people feel "unable to die".
The funeral industry should return to the public welfare attributes, treat the cremation of the deceased equally, and the cremation furnace should not be divided into high and low grades, and earn the "last copper plate" of the deceased with conscience. Therefore, the local civil affairs and other competent departments should intervene to stop such a "three, six, nine, and so on" distinction in a timely manner, and restore the deceased to dignity and dignity;At the same time, sort out and investigate some unreasonable and illegal charging services in the funeral industry, and order them to be rectified, so as to effectively alleviate the plight of the people who "can't afford to die". In addition, the family members of the deceased should also abandon the psychology of comparison, and vigorously advocate civilized and frugal funeral management, so that some outrageous funeral fee service items will no longer have a chance.