Isn't it because even the most religious people are not sure about metaphysics (spirit,god, heaven and hell)?
2006-06-19 04:42:20 · 6 answers · asked by unstable_spirit 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Hmmmm.....This has always puzzled me as well. I suppose its due to the individual's absence. While it is traditional to mourn one's death in many parts of the world, this practice is not observed everywhere. (The jazz funerals of New Orleans, for example, where family and friends celebrate, not mourn, the life of the deceased.) It is my belief that many individuals would not want their loved ones to mourn their death, but this is very much a personal decision.
2006-06-19 05:04:41 · answer #1 · answered by echo3007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds rather cruel but I believe out of selfishness because we don't want to let that person go and be away from us or because of guilt from never paying any attention to them while they were alive. .
I am amazed how family and friends can go years and years without seeing a person or even giving them a call to see if they are alright because one reason or another, being busy , the kids, school etc. Lets say that person was old and didn't have much money and didn't eat very well while they were alive and then when they die the whole family gets together and buys big flower arraignments. Once the person is gone they don't know who showed up or not and the flowers they are not going to smell. Wouldn't it be far better to show those we love while they are alive how much they mean to us and instead of spending on flowers that will probably only get stolen over night check and make sure that person has what they need while they are alive. Or buy them flowers that they can enjoy while they are still with you not once they are gone. It could also be out of fear and happiness that it wasn't them.
2006-06-19 12:19:08 · answer #2 · answered by hersheynrey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has nothing to do with religion.
My brother committed suicide last year. I mourn him because I miss him. I mourn him because I don't understand why he took his own life. I mourn him because he obviously felt very alone and afraid.
I DO believe in God and I DO believe he's gone to a better place, but I still mourn him. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with God. My belief in God has given me the strength to carry on and make sense of the suffering.
2006-06-19 11:48:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because they used to be around and not anymore. For me it's the same sad feelings as if my boyfriend is studying abroad and doing long distance relationship - or if my dad is going to the army and stuffs like that.
2006-06-19 11:47:26 · answer #4 · answered by meetha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are gone, you'll never see them again, and it makes you question your own existance on this big blue marble. Why did they die so young? Why did they have to die? If they died this young, am I next? If I died, what legacy did I leave behind? Will I be remembered? It's pretty somber stuff.
2006-06-19 14:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Psychosis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I mourn MY loss, of the presense and company of the person who has died.
2006-06-19 11:46:09 · answer #6 · answered by Caffiend 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋