On distant death
I always feel awkward when I hear about the passing of someone I know, but is more of an acquaintance, or maybe a friend’s relative.
Like I feel sad for them, but they feel distant, and I’m not sure what I should feel or react.
And as I write this, I’m heading to yet another wake, in 2 weeks.
For the previous wake I went for, it turned into something more like an overdue meeting of friends, as less of us feeling sad, or that it was a solemn event.
Perhaps we were afraid to bring up possibly raw emotions - everyone didn’t want to ask the questions that might be perceived as being nosey and insensitive.
I guess we were there to give our friend a bit of normalcy amidst the rituals and rites.
Maybe it is a bit of support, for this will be something that all of us would have to go through at some point in time.