Is there a woman out there who does not want her skin to look radiant and always fresh? Dry skin is a sign of aging. In today’s society, the average woman would do anything to circumvent this phenomenon and retain her beauty. The numerous surgical procedures that are offered, such as plastic surgery as well as liposuction, attest to this. As a result, dermatologists around the world compete for the magic formula for a healthy-looking skin. The decades of research show that they are getting close. But will they ever be able to reach the goal?
We can look at this issue from another spectrum. If we cannot retain our skin in its youthful glow while we’re still alive, why not do it in the next life?
Science already found ways to preserve dead bodies from corruption. Procedures such as cryonics, plastination andembalming the body have all been proposed.
Cryonics uses extreme low temperatures to freeze the individual. This was a dream idea of Benjamin Franklin in 1773, who wished to use this method in hope to be resurrected in the next century to witnessAmerica’s advancement. Plastination is a procedure in which certain body parts are filled with plastics in order to preserve them. Today, embalming is used at funerals to preserve the bodies for the time being.
Other than for preservation purposes, all of these procedures have something in common. They do not last. The process of decomposition always takes the winning place. It seems that perfect perseverance would only be possible by a miracle.
However, this is not impossible when it comes to religion. Within the Roman Catholic Church, there are dozens of cases where exhumed bodies have been found to be incorrupt. These were not just any people. They were the bodies of saints.
AThis is a picture of Saint Bernadette, who after more than 130 years after her death still appears as if only asleep.
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Mysteriously, these saints have been prevented from decaying. However, not all candidates have to pass the test of incorruptibility in order to be canonized as saints.
Another image of a saint. This time, it is Saint Pio who died in 1968. However, because he has been embalmed, it is not fitting to group him with the incorruptibles.
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So what is the secret to having a skin that will not fall apart even after you’re dead?
The answer is simple: become a saint!
REFERENCES:
http://gkupsidedown.blogspot.com/2008/05/incorruptible-so-what.html
http://people.howstuffworks.com/incorruptible2.htm
