Birth, old age and death is a very common thing, but have you seen the behavior of refusing to take the elevator? For the dead, even the last dignity should be deprived? Follow Xiaobian to see what happened?
Recently, grandma Xu, who lives in Huiyun home, Huishan District, Wuxi City, was very angry. Her 95 year old mother, Mrs Gu, died recently. But the day before the funeral on June 9, her family saw a notice near the elevator on the first floor, forbidding the deceased to take the elevator. However, the family had to take the stairs to remove the coffin from the 17th floor.
Notice posted by residents forbidding the deceased to take the elevator? Family members carrying coffins damaged accessories on the 17th floor of stairs
On June 8, the day before Mrs. Gu's funeral, but on that day, Mrs. Gu's family found a notice downstairs, which showed that the dead were not allowed to take the elevator: 'people in this building have passed away, they can only take the stairs, not the elevator. --15 households of Huiyun home, June 8, 2018. Xu told the modern express that the notice was posted on June 8. We had planned to take the goods elevator. '
Building 15, Huiyun home
On the night of June 8, in order to discuss whether the body should take the elevator or not, grandma Xu convened all family members to come home and hold a family meeting. Some people advocate to walk directly from the goods elevator. "There is no rule not to allow the body to take the elevator. Originally, the stairs of this building are very small, and the coffin is heavy and large, which will not only cause damage to the coffin, but also the safety of the person carrying the coffin is very important. 'some people also advocate taking the stairs. Xu told the modern express,' my mother was a kind person before her death, and didn't offend anyone. Although their demands were unreasonable, we didn't want to be told that the old lady died. 'after discussion, the family finally decided to take the stairs.
The dead are not allowed to take the elevator? The family carries the coffin. The accessories on the 17th floor of the stairs are damaged
The decision is made, but how can the coffin be carried downstairs? Old uncle Yang, the eldest son-in-law of Mrs. Gu, introduced to the reporter of modern express, "our family are very filial. We have prepared a big and heavy coffin for the old man, which has rich decorations. With a Phoenix, it is very troublesome to carry it downstairs. Now the professional coffin bearers are old. How can they carry coffins like this when they are 60 or 70 years old. No way, we had to call the young people at home and two people carrying the coffin together, more than ten people took turns to carry it down. '
Although we have made all preparations, there are still many problems on the funeral day. Xu Abba introduced that the corridor of the residential building is very narrow and the coffin is very large. It's easy to bump at the corner. "The accessories on the coffin were damaged, and the people carrying the coffin were very tired. Come back home and think about it. I really feel angry. There is a large cargo elevator in the building. Why can't it be used by the dead? "
Building 15 stairwell
To this end, the modern express reporter contacted the property of the community, and the property told the reporter, "our property has no right to force any residents of the community not to take the elevator, but whether the elevator can be used by the deceased depends on whether the residents in their building agree or not. Maybe some residents of building 15 still care about it, so they put up such a notice. '
After doing some understanding, the reporter of Modern Express found that the residents of 15 buildings in the community had different opinions on this. 'I don't mind if they take the elevator. Who do you think won't die. But there must be some people who are afraid, like some young people and women, I think they will all care a little. 'of course, there are also people who object to the elevator for those who have passed away.' we have to take the elevator every day to go to work. After their family passed away and left the elevator, we will be a little afraid. In addition, some people died in the building before. Do the residents with more than 20 floors walk on the stairs differently. '
The community is equipped with a freight elevator and a passenger elevator
To this end, Mrs. Gu's husband, Xu, who is 98, looked at the portrait of Mrs. Gu and said with tears: 'everyone will die one day. It's estimated that there are many old people in our living room. Does everyone have to walk down the stairs when they die? It's disrespect for the dead! If we can't move the body down the stairs, this building will become a huge grave?'Mr. Yang I want to find the man who posted the notice, and hope he can come out and apologize to my mother-in-law's portrait. '