Death

When someone dies, it's natural to cry, right? Well, in our society it is. But this week I found out it's not the norm for most other places. Our culture tends to think of death as an upsetting loss, and has trained us to believe that it is. I like the idea of celebrating death insted of mourning it. In certain cultures, they celebrate the life the dead person lived and are happy about it. My grandma recently died a few months ago from cancer and I was really close to her; our whole family was. It was a extremly hard time for my family, especially my grandpa. All he could think about was how he lost the person he loved the most and the negatives of the situation. But he never even stopped to think about the wonderful life my grandma did live. She was a happy, go-lucky person all the time. She was a fantastic wife, mother, and grandma, and even as she was in the hospital for the months before she died, she won the town trusty because of the support and love from her community. So in the end, my grandma lived her life, and was happy the whole time. I think that's something to celebrate.

I definatly think Americans are afraid of death. We obsess over silly material things, that in the long run, wont matter at all. The amount of money you have or the kind of car you drive won't matter once you're dead. What we should be focusing on is living life the right way. Giving and recieving love is the best was to go. That's why I loved the movie Tuesdays With Morrie. I thought he had the best answers to all of life's important questions. He really made me think and appreciate life a lot more. He really touched me even though he was just a movie character.