Why do people cry when others have died? What would be best - cry when people are born or they die?

Answer 1

People cry when people die because they loved that person and will no longer be ablet to see them or speak to them. They are crying for *themselves*, not the person who died. Most funeral "receptions" are considered a celebration of life.

Answer 2

We cry when someone dies because of our own personal sense of loss and because death feels so very unnatural and wrong. It is the most difficult thing in life to deal with. There seems to be an inborn sense in all of us that we should go on forever and when someone we care about stops living, it is a jolt to our system and our perception of the nature of our existence.

Feelings of empathy that we have for others who have lost someone in death will also make many of us cry, even if we did not know the person who died... it is human.

Answer 3

Well, there are many reasons to cry. Some cry because of pain, be it physical or emotional. Others cry when they are happy. It is uliately up to the individual to sort out their own feelings and react in a way that suits them as an individual.

Answer 4

It suppose to be the opposite,cry when one born,and rejoice when one died,but it hard,when you not going to see that person anymore,and then baby bring so much joy people actually do both when a baby is born,we cry and laugh.

Answer 5

its Simple. People cry at others deaths because they realize that they will never get to laugh with that person, never share memories, Never be able to see their face feel their touch. Never again smell that special smell that they have. Thats why people cry when people pass. But there is rejoicing when people are born because its just the beginning of all those things and there are many experiences yet to come.

Answer 6

No matter what belief system you follow, it's perfectly natural to cry over a loved one's death. Even if you believe that the person went "to a better place," the feeling of loss is there. To cry is simply an expression of sadness over the loss of that person, not necessarily that person's venture into the afterlife. That's why many cultures celebrate funerals rather than mourn, because the dead have gone to a "better place", but the pain of loss still exists.

Answer 7

Some people are just very emotional, and loosing a loved one to death brings those emotions out of them in the form of crying. I personally say crying when people die is better-it just fits the mood-but God makes everybody unique! Some people are brought to tears of joy when they see somebody-especially their own child-born!

Answer 8

You cry at a birth because the child has to experience this hard cruel world and cope...you cry at the death because you will miss them and the routine change...and the fact that you cant get out of this world alive...

Answer 9

People cry when others die because they will miss them. Believe it or not...some people do care about others!

Answer 10

I cry when others die because I'll miss them, or because I'm happy they are out of pain and gone home. The new ones, I cry because they are so innocent and pure, and life is such a miracle.