The fear of death, is one most people have tucked into the recesses of their minds, because they've probably never heard of another perspective to view and embrace with belief. I even surprised myself when I wrote, "grief bridges the gap between loss to awareness".
Each of us lives in only "our life", so each individual's loss is unique to them and I'm aware of this. I am also aware that death does not need to cause anger or depression in a normal-functioning human. And it's all of our "job" to learn to handle our life's experiences in a graceful manner.
Fear of the unknown is a very natural response to life when you haven't been brought up to realize who and what you are. Mankind has evolved to believe it's in control of it's destiny. Why should mankind be any different from any other living thing on the planet? Afraid of missed opportunities?
Grief over a death is essential, because we are intelligent animals. The sooner we begin to acknowledge the pain is in our minds and not our hearts, the sooner we'll focus on the wonderful opportunities we came away with from that life. This is what brings acceptance. If we continue to focus on our loss, we prolong our pain.
There are animals that seem to express grief after a death, and I believe this is heart intelligence. And that carries them back to survival mode. But most humans haven't figured this out. Because our brains cannot accept everything happens the way it's meant to for us (to see more clearly with these brains).
Grief is absolutely essential in the process. It is an intense sadness to be honored. Sounds silly, but I believe honor is an energy extending out of respect for ourselves and what we've lost (in relation to death). This too shall pass when we allow it to, and we must!
Always ~ LL
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