I've got this whole post coming up on Muppets, but just can't get myself into that mode right now.
On a completely different mark, been thinking about death recently, but not on an entirely morbid, dark sort of way. More along the vein of the things I'd like to do before its eventual arrival. The things I can do now to postpone the finish line and enjoy the race. How much it'll cost, and what day of the week is best for a wake. You know, the mundane to shiny parts of death that we forget to touch upon when the gong hits, and you're faced with mortality, death rattles, and oh so many tears.
It can't be all negativity and bereavement - nothing is so absolute.
There are the memories of the past; everyone loves a good story, and who better to be the hero than the newly departed?
Inspiration. Hell, it wasn't until after their deaths that Thoreau or van Gogh became the pieces of history we know them as today.
Tragedy brings people closer together. There's probably nothing that cures a family squabble faster than the mourning of a shared member.
This comes with the weight of sensitivity, but death brings not just financial responsibility, but also financial gain. An inheritance can help those in need, and in death, continue the cause of providing and protection that one had bestowed on loved ones in life.
Perspective folks. We need more of it.
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The Black Keys - She's Long Gone
Ending Note: When I go, I want folks to smile and laugh. But, you know, with me, not at me.
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