Personal Narrative: Becoming A Mortician

Inspiration from the Afterlife: Becoming a Mortician
“That is so weird, Why would you want to work with dead people”, “You are such a weird person, I thought you would want to be a doctor or something”, “That is so gross, the thought of dead people” are the appalling replies I receive when someone ask me what I am planning to major in. When, I was younger, I realized that I had an interest in the medical field, I didn’t want to become the norm such as a doctor, pediatrician or even a nurse. I wanted to help others in my community, but I wanted to have a career in something that no one else would have the guts to even do or even have the strongest stomach to do, I wanted to become a Mortician, someone who works with the deceased and their

My mom, my sister, and I was the first to look at my father’s body, chills went down my spine for the first time, as I have never seen a dead person in my life before, maybe in a movie or two, but actually getting to touch a dead person or even interact with the deceased makes it the ultimate first time experience. My mom, my sister, and I hovered over the casket, my father looked a couple shades darker, his skin had a rough texture to it as I put my hand on my father’s hands that were nicely placed on top of one of another. He was nicely trimmed, his hair was trimmed, his eyes were closed, and he looked nice in his suit, my father just looked like he was peacefully sleeping in his bed, just minus the snoring part. I instantly became curious about the deceased, and the process of how they prepared the body for viewing and burial. I wanted to know so many things about this profession and the only way I could get these answers for my questions, it to go find the person who helped make my father look natural as if he was sleeping. As I was trying to find the person who was responsible for the outstanding work that was done, I spotted an older African American man who wore an all black suit standing around looking calm as ever with two other guys who were also wearing a black suit standing near