My last experience seing a dead person was about 8-9 years ago when my grandmoher died. I was only a little child and couldn't quite comprehend why my family members (Aunts & Uncles) were crying and why other faamily members were so quiet. Now that i am more matrure I do understand why a persons death is a sad topic (especially when it's someone in your family). Thinking back to that day I realize that I felt no pity and N wasn't sad at all, It almost makes me want to relive it in order to express my emotions and to prove to myself that i'm not so heartless and that I actually care about my grandmother.
Growing up as a catholic, with religious family members, they made me believe that once someone dies and they've bein good they go to heaven. However based on how my family members react when someone dies,which is with tears and pity, this has made me believe that someones death is is a sad thing to witness. I feel as though my family for generations has bein the sensitive type that breaks down into tears as soon as anything bad happens to our family members especailly something as serious as a family members death.
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I don't quite comprehend how other people crying makes you feel pity and then makes you cry. It's like a contageous sickness that spreads throughout the whole room until every single person in that room is crying.
I found it interesting that you wrote about your experiences coming from a religious family. I think you're different experiences as when you were a little kid to now is very prosaic. I like your idea of crying being contagious since I have experienced similar instances in my life before.
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