Monday, September 05, 2005
death (the socially acceptable version + callous postscript)
Recently there have been several deaths within my extended social circle (eg relatives of friends of friends) and of course there has been the Katrina tragedy. It has been a sad time. Why? Why did these people have to die? If only they had stayed alive a little longer.
Usually people do not think about death, but when it is forced into focus it makes you appreciate what you have. It makes you appreciate your family and friends. It makes you appreciate life.
Funerals are a time for saying goodbye, for letting go, for paying your last respects, for showing the deceased just how much you loved them.
Death is a sobering event. Especially the death of someone close to you and especially when it unexpected.
So how did that sound? Better? Did it sound sincere? I don't particularly mean any of the above. I don't disagree with anything I have written either, but it doesn't resonate with me at all. They are other people's words and feelings. My thoughts on death are probably closer to the first death post. I know that they seem inappropriate, callous, selfish and uncaring.
Usually people do not think about death, but when it is forced into focus it makes you appreciate what you have. It makes you appreciate your family and friends. It makes you appreciate life.
Funerals are a time for saying goodbye, for letting go, for paying your last respects, for showing the deceased just how much you loved them.
Death is a sobering event. Especially the death of someone close to you and especially when it unexpected.
So how did that sound? Better? Did it sound sincere? I don't particularly mean any of the above. I don't disagree with anything I have written either, but it doesn't resonate with me at all. They are other people's words and feelings. My thoughts on death are probably closer to the first death post. I know that they seem inappropriate, callous, selfish and uncaring.
// posted by suze @ 6:27 PM 
