Happy Mortality!!

I've come up with this idea...death day...No, not the day you die, rather the day that you really celebrate you life. Okay, I get it you get a birthday once a year to give thanks for your life, but what about your funeral. I guess what i'm asking is why do all your loved ones show up after you've passed as opposed to when your still alive? Wouldn't it make more sense if you got one day in your life to declare, "heyy, i'm fucking glad i'm still alive, aren't you"? I guess you could still have a funeral for all those who need it. I'm not trying to say we should bag that tradition, but if people are going to show up under the pretense that they are there to commemorate your life, it makes sense that you at least be able to enjoy it too.

So, voila...everyone is here by granted a Death Day. This is your one free pass to call upon everyone who would (at that point in time) show up to your funeral to gather and say all the things they would say, had you died that day. You are only allotted one chance to call this day and possibly some age limits could be set (at least children could be informed so they don't blow it at a young age but who knows, some kids die young so exceptions could be made). I'm not saying you have to call this day at the paramount of your life, just any time.

It just doesn't make sense to me why people have wakes where everyone they knew comes to see them and they aren't even there to appreciate it. Maybe it's just because i'm a bit of a materialist, but if everyone close to me is getting together i want to physically enjoy it rather than being there "in spirit". Possibly i'm missing the point of the funerals. I understand that they are mostly for family/loved ones to cope with their loss but, if i had things my way, they would all gather because i ask them to no because they feel obligated (or bound by grief).

I suppose my whole point is that life is short, or we only have one life to live, or whatever your personal philosophy is...so why not just have a day where you live it up with everyone you care about no matter what they have going on, for the one day you declare.