I’m the sort of guy that is sad to see when a marriage breaks up for any reason.? I know that sometimes there is no way to heal a? marriage (though I imagine it’s because one party or the other isn’t really committed to healing the marriage) but still it’s sad to see something that can be some wonderful be destroyed and die.
I’m also the sort of guy that is sad to see when anyone dies.? Now, that being said, I’m not the sort of guy that goes off the deep end and brings flowers and needs to mourn every death that seems to come on the news.? Some of these deaths are tragic and very sad – and make me sad – BUT they are not personal and I don’t understand how everyone makes them so personal to themselves.? It is sad to see a perfect stranger die.? It is very sad to see a perfect stranger die a tragic death, maybe even tragically sad but it is not personal and at least in my view, doesn’t require personal mourning.? Sure the family and friends of that stranger need to mourn but the larger community?? I don’t think so!
Now, as to a President, when they die it is different.? People probably do need to mark the passing of a President.? I’m not sure it’s quite what I would call mourning, like for a family member or a close friend, but when a leader dies, we need to mark their passing.
My big question about the current events (Gerald Ford recently died), is how much should a non sitting President impact the country and it’s business?? I personally think very little and in fact none would be best.? As of this post, the government is closing on January 2nd? including the Post Office to commemorate President Ford’s passing.? I thought that is what we did all weekend with all the events that happened.? How is disrupting peoples lives commemorating anyones passing but instead creating ill will.
Maybe I’m being a curmudgeon about this.? I’m sad about his death but I don’t need more than what I’ve seen this weekend.? Let me have my mail!