Q: Recently, an acquaintance of mine died of cancer. He was a member of a social club to which I belong. I attended the wake in the afternoon, then went home and did nothing rather than attending a meeting at the social club. I'd known a week prior that this man was very ill and felt sad for him and sad about death in general.
I'm in my 50s. I have five grandchildren and another son who's not yet married, so I expect I'll want to be here for his children. I look forward to spending time with all the grandkids as they grow and I'm young enough that we can do enjoyable things together.
I'm having a few problems with this man's death. First, shouldn't the world "stop," or at least hesitate just for a moment when someone dies? Of course, I'm exaggerating here, but this man had a lot of influence on many people. Shouldn't we all care more? (I told my fiance to shut down the town when I die, then agreed to limit that to only my street.)