20220829 : passing
I hear news of someone who has passed all the time. It is sad news no doubt - about anyone. It is indeed even more sad for the immediate family who have had a lot of closeness with the person who has passed. It is especially tragic when it was an accident or unexpected and sudden. However, when it is a reasonably old person or somebody having a illness and has suffered for a long time passing - why do we feel sad? I certainly don't rejoice and feel happy about it, but I don't feel sad either. If I know they were not well and suffering from a while, a part of me actually feels good and a sense of relief for the person. Why do folks go out of the way to retain/ hold back someone if they are not ok or suffering and arguably have had a full life. I don't know if I am cruel to think/ feel this way... If we have a long life, anyway it is still a flash in the pan in real terms of the universe and time...