
Aman'spassionatewishforalegacyofgreenburialsinspiresaprofoundlyaffectingandoptimisticportraitofpeoplefindingmeaningindeath.Musician,folkdancer,andpsychiatristClarkWangbattleslymphomawhilefacingapotentiallyimminentneedforfuneralplans.Determinedthathislastactwillnotharmtheenvironmentandmayevenhelpprotectit,Clarkhasdiscoveredthemovementtofurthersustainablefuneralsthatconservenaturalareas.EnablingClark'swishisgreenburialpioneerJoeSehee,whoaimstorealizethisconcept'svastpotentialbyhelpingdefineitsgoalsandstandardsandendeavoringtoopentheworld'slargestconservationburialground.MovedbyClark'spersistenceandrelyingonJoe'sguidance,localcemetarianDyanneMatzkevich,thoughavowedly"notagreenie,"establishesthefirstnaturalburialgroundinNorthCarolina.TogethersheandClarkendeavortoprotectthetractofforestadjacenttoherconventionalcemetery,developingaclosebond.
