Because you are dead. You have ceased to be and your wishes no longer bind the living beyond the division of your assets, and even then that is only because of bitter legal argument between the survivors of an estate.
That's not an absolute truth, that's just what you believe. I happen to believe the opposite, that a person's death does not cancel our obligations toward that person or that person's wishes.
> You have ceased to be and your wishes no longer bind the living beyond the division of your assets
Why are assets special? Why do you draw the line there? A more consistent position would be that we're free to ignore a decedent's last will and testament because they're dead and their wishes no longer matter. But if we believe in the importance in honoring someone's will, then I think we should honor any agreement or social norm that was in effect while they were alive.
