“People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over.”
Feelings of fear and sadness are typically associated with death. People fear for the loss of their own lives and the lives of their loved ones. Morrison makes a good point. Every day people experience bad things. If people are able to rise above challenges and pain caused by them, people should feel confident for the next one.
The death of a person is always a sad occasion. Wakes and funerals are ceremonies where people come together to pay their respects and mourn over the loss of the deceased. People tend to dress in black to attend the occasion.
I understand this ritual is a product of the American culture. Different cultures have different ceremonies depending on their beliefs. I think American culture treats death in a respectful yet depressing way. Instead of moping around after the death of a loved one, we should celebrate the life of that person. People tend to focus on the absence of the deceased person in their life. This approach is similar to the idea of a glass being half empty instead of half full. We should be grateful to have had that person in our lives.
To live is to die. It is expected that at some point we will all die. Regardless of this knowledge, death still surprises us every time. A girl I grew up playing soccer with died the other day. She was diagnosed with leukemia about a year ago. Although I was aware of her health condition, I was shocked when I received the news.
When I think about my friend, I think of Morrison's quote, “At the point of death, the pain is over.” She will be missed greatly, but I feel relived that she no longer has to suffer.
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