Xiu Erdai's daily essays

Chapter 1982

08012-Sincerely

Ordinary: "Even if the living person doesn't say anything, the new ghost may stay for a day or two at most, and it will dissipate naturally, but if you can help the deceased relatives to let go faster, what's wrong? It is the last farewell that a living person can do."

Although the souls of the newly deceased are often unable to receive the superficial meaning of the words of the loved ones even if they temporarily stay near the loved ones, those souls and soul factors that have dissipated consciousness can indeed feel part of the speaker's mood, such as blessings, attachments, etc. , The good memories of the past seem to be a curse, which can bring some warmth to the soul factors, make them stronger, and may also have a better chance of having a good pregnancy.

The specific aggregation logic of the soul element has not been researched by the monk, so the monk cannot say that the act of requieming the soul must be beneficial to the soul element, but the monk can be sure that as long as the behavior is sincere, it will not be harmful to the soul element.

Monk: "The focus of Requiem is not the complicated process, but the heart. Blessing with sincerity can become the most primitive mantra, which is much more important than spending a lot of money on ostentation."

Cultivator: "Cultivators don't know much about soul matters. Even those who claim to know how to save the dead, at most, they can eliminate the obsession of ghosts and send them into reincarnation. Get extra power. The monks don’t know how to give extra power to the soul factor. If the monk deliberately exerts force on the soul factor, it is more likely that the soul will not dissipate and become a ghost, or even though the soul has become a soul factor, the soul factor will be injured. , the aura disappeared, and lost the qualification to reorganize the soul."

Cultivator: "In contrast, the loose original mantra may be the most likely to provide energy to the soul factor. The soul factor is supposed to be unrestrained and loose, and the original mantra has no rules and regulations. It just allows the creature's emotions to interact with it at will. The world resonates, and it fits right in."

Cultivator: "Of course, the premise must be sincere. If you say you wish the deceased a safe and happy next life, but what you think in your heart is 'the old man will die at last', then the soul factor will only feel malice and drift away. You won’t get extra power. But basically you won’t be weakened, because you’ll be far away from malice soon, and the negative spells don’t have time to take effect. The undisciplined original spells are weak and slow to take effect. Maybe the whole family can only bless them for seven days It takes nine days to increase the power of the corresponding soul factor by one-thousandth."

08013-genre

Cultivator: "Oh, yes, those who have made great contributions to the country and the nation, if the whole country and the whole nation bless them after death, their soul factors will also gain some power, and may even intersect with the rules of the world, and get More preferential treatment. Those who have made great achievements in this life will have a better starting point in their next life, which is a manifestation of the so-called karma.”

Cultivator: "However, it cannot be said that this is absolutely the case. Again, monks have very little research results on the soul and reincarnation. The above statement is more of a feeling and speculation, and there is no clear data. Only one thing is certain : A sincere blessing is a positive mantra.”

With the vague recognition of the monks, the custom of requiem has been passed down for a long time.Some people do this because they really hope to help their deceased relatives have a better afterlife, while some people don't want to be called unfilial and unfeeling by others.In short, after the death of people in the main world, no matter how simple or luxurious, there will be a requiem ceremony.The simplest ceremony is to say blessings to the dead body alone without inviting any outsiders, relatives or friends or passing good-hearted people, while the extravagant ceremony...there is almost no upper limit.

Since it is such a widely accepted custom, of course there are practitioners of it.In the main world, the mortal world's requiem ceremony is a huge industry, and it is a very important part of the funeral industry.

Moreover, because the requiem ceremony involves a lot of comforting and plausible techniques, it has always paid attention to the family and the teacher.That is to say, for a person whose family has never been engaged in requiem work, and he himself does not worship a requiem master, if he suddenly establishes a large requiem company, people who need requiem will generally not want to hire employees from this company. The requiem workers also insist on their identity and are unwilling to join this company easily. Everyone thinks that this company is frivolous, has no background, and only wants to scam money.

Since no one can say exactly what requiem needs to do, many schools of requiem have emerged.

Some schools of thought say that relatives must bathe and burn incense before requiem, that no loud noises are allowed during the requiem process, and that a basin of clean water must be provided, and that dust or other filth should not be allowed to fall into the water during the whole process; The bright red colors and festive music will make the deceased walk happily no matter what happened during life and after death.

Some schools of thought believe that requiem requires formation, not the formation driven by the spiritual power of monks, but mainly the aggregation of graphics that the deceased loved during his lifetime to construct a formation exclusive to the deceased. No one else can use this formation, only the dead can use it. This formation gains more blessings from the world; some schools say that a certain distance should be kept between relatives and friends and the corpse during requiem. Excessive proximity will hinder the death of the deceased, and excessive distance will make the deceased lose his desire for the next life.

08014-ranking

Because there is no correct answer, people who need requiem can choose any genre according to their own preferences.In general, genres that are chosen by more people are more prosperous and attract more customers, while genres that are chosen by fewer people are not less reliable than genres that are preferred by more people. But it just doesn't look very believable.

Since the reliable theory of comprehension that can be touched on Requiem is probably only the concept of the original spell of the conjurer, then if you think about it along this concept: the more people believe in and use the genre, the more magic power it gathers. The stronger it is, the more likely it will have the effect of requiem.

So when a genre gains more trust, it can easily become stronger and stronger.However, it does not mean that after being strong to a certain level, it can develop without brains. Sometimes strength and weakness are related to the status of productivity, technology, law, etc.

For example, a long time ago, sacrificial burial was a very powerful genre in requiem, especially for the dead with high status. It seemed ashamed to die without dozens or hundreds of living people buried with them. With the popularization of concepts such as killing for life', this genre is basically abolished, and it is only occasionally used by demons to do some stupid things.

Another example is that it is more popular in modern times. A group of juniors each play a game that the deceased loved before he was alive. They play for three days in a row. The more amazing games they play, the stronger the meaning of blessing. Obviously, this genre was impossible before the advent of electronic products. exist.

If you want to choose a genre that has a relatively wide audience from ancient times to the present, then it is related to natural phenomena and human instinctive pursuits, such as letting corpses bask in the sun or the moon, using fresh petals to make a beautiful pattern, and letting relatives and friends get together to eat Have a good meal, sing soothing and melodious songs, etc.

Shi Bolin's family is a requiem family that has been passed down for many generations.The Shi family is not very famous in the Requiem industry, but it is definitely very stable. It belongs to the kind that most people hardly think of first when they mention Requiem, but they will say something when Requiem and Shi family are mentioned at the same time. 'The Shi family is very good, a real professional, much better than so-and-so' old brand.Even the Shi family school is not named after the characteristics of the requiem ceremony, but is directly called the Shi family school. It is a school that only the Shi family uses is authentic, and other people use it as a fake.

The Shi family has been in the Requiem industry for hundreds of generations, and no generation has ever become the leader of the Requiem industry. It may not have been in the top five, but the faction that used to be the leader is either declining or declining. Or simply disappear, but the Shi family has just stabilized their position that is not very front row but definitely counts as a front row-probably never fell out of the top [-], usually between fifteen and twenty hovering between ten.

It is because of the form of their genre that the Shi family school can be so stable but not able to grab the top position. It is because of this form that they succeed and fail.

08015-more restrictive

The Shi family school can be described as the whispering stream under the moon.

That is, after a person dies, put them in a coffin—or put them on a wooden plank, on a straw mat, or even directly on the ground—and move them to a place where the moon shines.The coffin cannot be covered, and the corpse cannot be covered with cloth or anything, so it must lie neatly dressed and bask in the moon. If the corpse's condition supports it, sitting in the sun is also acceptable.

After placing the corpse, relatives and friends should sit or lie down near the corpse, and they can walk around, but they must be sitting or lying down when speaking, not standing.After clarifying the posture, chat with the corpse like a daily chat.There is no limit to the specific content of the speech, but the mood should be kept calm when speaking. You can have a little melancholy or happy, but you should avoid great joy and sorrow, and the volume should not be too high or too low.

Because the volume is limited, the distance between the corpse and the corpse is limited when speaking. It’s okay to stay away from the corpse when you don’t speak, as long as you don’t see the corpse so far away, and the distance between the corpse and the corpse is best controlled within two or three. rice.Don't be too close to whispering. If you don't whisper on this occasion, just talk about things that can be talked about openly.

Think about it, talking to a dead body at night, although it is with a group of living people, music cannot be played to adjust the atmosphere, extra lights are not allowed to be turned on, and participants cannot say jokes that will cause laughter. .Therefore, those who are a little less courageous, or have a relatively small family population, dare not use the Shi family school.And those families with a large population can gather hundreds of people to spend the night with the corpse. Although they are not afraid, they feel monotonous, which is not as good as singing some plays and crying a few times.

In addition, the ceremony of the Shi family requires relatively bright moonlight. In the era of inconvenient transportation, if you are unlucky, you may not even be able to hold it for a day in a month. Even if you are lucky, you will have to stop work for at least ten days a month. A genre that works every day.

——This is not a big problem in the modern age of being able to reach any city on this planet within a day.However, the developed transportation only makes it easier for the Shi family to expand its source of customers. For specific guests whose relatives died in a certain city or must be buried in a certain city, they are still largely restricted by the moon.

Those who want to use the Shi family style are generally those who have a deep relationship with the deceased and are unwilling to disturb their last time with the deceased with other noises. Such people often show two extremes when paying remuneration.Oh, it shouldn’t be said that. It should be said that their subjective willingness to pay is very consistent, and they are all willing to take out more than half of their wallets to realize this last part of the farewell. However, their economic status often presents two extremes.There are those who are as rich as a country, but there are also those who can't spend a dime.

The Shi family accepted guests in both extreme situations.

The Shi family's charging standard is more stream-of-consciousness, and what they say directly is: "give an amount that can express your mood."

Translated into vernacular is: "You look at it."