The Human Exhibit

It was quite unusual for us (I mean me) to go to museums. My friend has been inviting me to go there, yet I have been refusing coz in the first place, I have never been attentive to educational tours ever since. Better yet, our summer outing has been cancelled and so we pursued to this most talked-about exhibit. "The Human exhibit".

I was at first clueless what this exhibit was all about. Okay, we were prohibited to take pictures inside and so the only memorabilias I had was the posters and pictures outside.

We were a group of 9 and well, it was far from my expectation. When I reached inside and saw the cadavers, at first, well most likely the whole time I was inside, I was inside, I was amazed. I never thought people could do extraordinary ways to preserve human bodies and exhibit them for public viewing.

If only I could describe all the gross things inside, then, you would feel what I actually felt inside. As the things get even worse, like when I saw the internal organs, the child structures, the brain and most especially the unborn fetus, I just felt uneasy. I was walking like my heart was so heavy in dismay. I learned that these dead bodies were from China and most probably they were paid much for their bodies to be displayed.

I don't know why, but I felt pity to the poor souls, especially the unborn ones. I felt like, they were not only deprived to live, but they were indeed deprived for the dignity and privacy helplessly. At first, I was attentively looking and listening to the tour guide. But as I was walking on, I just felt so sad. Then I began to palpitate. I thought, maybe it was the formalin or the preservatives all over the place, or maybe I was already hungry that I felt busy and most probably because of the uneasiness I felt inside.

Honestly speaking, I was SAD. yes, I was amazed of the technology, but still, I just don't think it's right. Okay, call me "kill joy" but that's how I felt.

The least thing we could do is to somehow take pictures on places where it isn't prohibited.
So we did!