Regarding other people's deaths. I haven't lost anyone close to me for a long time - not anyone I cared for immensely. So how I'd react now, I cannot say.
Regarding my own death. It's funny you bring the topic up at such a time. I've gone by quite a few years without worrying myself about death, but for reasons I can't begin to explain, my mind keeps drifting on the matter when I'm in bed, or in the shower. It's quite annoying. I've managed to cope with it by instantly turning my mind to other matters: as CS says, just think happy thoughts.
