U Tana Toradži, venčanja i rođenja nisu društvena okupljanja koja povezuju društvo. U ovom delu Indonezije, velike, javne sahrane formiraju centar društvenog života. Anotrpolog Keli Svejzi daje prikaz ove kulture, u kojoj se tela mrtvih rođaka neguju godinama nakon njihove smrti. Dok to deluje čudno Zapadnom senzibilitetu, ona kaže da bi ovo zapravo mogao da bude verniji prikaz činjenice da se veze sa voljenima ne završavaju prestankom disanja. (Snimljeno na TEDMED.)

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Toraja society in Indonesia treats death not as a singular moment, but as a long, shared process woven into daily existence. Funerals, lasting days or even weeks, are the most important social events, and families sometimes live with and care for the bodies of their deceased for years. This approach blurs the line between life and death, seeing relationships as continuing beyond a person's final breath. By making death visible and communal, the Torajans create deeper connections among the living and with their ancestors.