Why Do People Have To Do With Death Essay

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Everyone is destined to die someday, whether it’s sooner or later than others. Even though some people die sooner than others, it was meant to be that way for a reason and vice versa. When you personally experience the death of a friend, pet, or loved one, it can be difficult to accept the fact that they’re gone. Some people who can’t cope well with death will go to drastic measures, such as taking their own life. Death, for many people, is a hard and scary idea to think about. Most people wish or hope to die peacefully and not suffer, but there are always a few people who don’t get that wish. Death is another thing or idea that one cannot predict because it is out of their control. Even people who choose to kill themselves, how do you really know they weren’t supposed to die that way? …show more content…
The way a person dies could be the complete opposite, their death is set without a way to change it and everything that person does in his or her lifetime, leads to their end, whether it’s disastrous or peaceful. I personally haven’t experienced any deaths within my family, including pets, but I have witnessed how other family members react when a deceased person’s birthday comes close or when the anniversary of that person’s death is near. Usually when the family member is unoccupied, they begin to think more about the person/pet that died and realize how long it has been and how much they miss their friend, pet, and/or family member. When the members in my family died, I wasn’t born yet, so I wasn’t able to get to know them and grieve for their loss as bad as others might. When a person goes through a death or something that you haven’t experienced, it’s hard to realize the amount of pain that person has gone through and the struggles they had to overcome and maybe still have to

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