A Tanzanian man has shocked his village by
building his own grave in preparation for his
death.
Patrick Kimaro, 59, says his family is slowly
accepting his decision, which is viewed by the
community as a bad omen.
Traditional leaders from Mr Kimaro's ethnic
group in Kilimanjaro region say a grave should
not be dug in anticipation of death and it
should not remain empty for long.
Mr Kimaro, who works as a policeman, told
BBC Swahili that he started building his grave
in January to cushion his family from high
funeral expenses when he dies.
"Being a first-born child, I had a difficult time
burying my parents when they died six
months apart... so I decided I'll not take my
children through the same [experience]," he
told BBC Swahili.
Mr Kimaro plans to set aside some money for
his casket and believes his family will be able
to raise money for other related expenses
after his death.
He is also planning to take insurance for his
grave in the event of natural calamities like
flooding that may destroy it.
The preparation of the grave, including its
exquisite finishing, cost him a total of $3,000
(£2,200).
Mr Kimaro's home security guard says some
neighbours have shied away from visiting
since the grave was dug within the
compound.
Some of his family members have however
got used to the grave and even sit around it
to chat.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world/africa


Lalasticlala Mynd44

This is looking death in the face and telling the grim reaper to do his worse.





By this act he has demystified death for himself and his family.

In cases like this, death will begin to hesitate.

THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT

Planning the same thing too