Choosing roots in earth, water or fire

For many people, talk about death and burial is taboo. They'll only consider it when they must, when a loved one passes away.

That is why I was taken aback when my mother asked me what kind of burial we arranged for my parents-in-law.

Until my mother brought it up, I had not given it a thought. They are both in their "golden" 70s, each enjoying separate pursuits. My mother recently began to play the piano, an "exercise for both the body and the mind", she said.