I kind of like this.  People can wear their dead like they used to, except now instead of flower broaches made of hair, it can be round, pressed, hard, cold beads.  This also makes me think of that “decomposition” suit I reblogged a long time ago.  The dead shall not go to waste. 

theweekmagazine:

Ashes to ashes, dust to… beads? South Koreans are shying away from traditional burial traditions and instead opting for a new way to honor the dead—by transforming their remains into smooth, gem-like stones.