I think I don't feel sorrow if I feel that the dying one has had his or her chances in making his or her life satisfying.
In my family, I believe that I loved our grandma the most, but I still didn't cry at the funeral. She was old enough that she had had chances to make the life of hers as good and enjoyable as possible, so I don't find any reason to be so sad for her. But okay, I do miss her occasionally.
On the other hand, it was a great shock for me when my first guinea pig died, for he was young, loyal, and died painfully.
Or this is what I'm telling myself. I usually just block bad things out from my mind and don't deal with them. I believe that I will have to suffer from it in some part of my life. : D
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