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Dream

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I have not had anybody that was very close to me die (i.e. a parent, a sibling, ect.), but I have still had many dealings with death. I have had three grandparents pass away. There have been a couple kids I went to school with that were killed. A fairly good friend of mine died of natural causes in high school. Just last week a guy I knew from school many years ago was killed in a car accident. And today, I found out that my next-door neighbor of many years was shot and killed.

I even work in a retirement home where I see hundreds of people in their last stretch of their life. Many of these people I've talked with have since passed away. Sometimes, I even see body bags being rolled out of the building.

So why I am not upset by death? When I find out that a person has died, it can be startling, but it never upsets me. I have never realy felt sad or the need to mourn. Am I heartless?
 

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No, not at all. I think most people only mourn a death when it is someone you deeply care about. I lost a great grandmother who I wasn't very close with. I had to fake the tears so as not to seem heartless. The fact was that I didn't know her very well and wasn't that upset by her departure. After reading this, it sounds kind of heartless. Eh well...

Hope this helps SOMEWHAT.
 
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