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?
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?