I know what you mean, but then when someone has done so much in their life - even when it’s very long - it still feels like such a loss.Even though it's sad, i never feel as sad when it's someone of an old age like that. Anything below 70 saddens me more. I know that may sound odd, but death when someone is in their 90s or even 80s it becomes more common.
The grief is no less I can assure you xEven though it's sad, i never feel as sad when it's someone of an old age like that. Anything below 70 saddens me more. I know that may sound odd, but death when someone is in their 90s or even 80s it becomes more common.
The grief is no less I can assure you x
I find younger people, especially musicians and actors etc, who die young have not fulfilled their potential. A couple of examples are Amy Winehouse and Freddy Mercury. There are more, i know, but a singer, actor etc in their 80s and 90s dying makes me think "well they lived a good, full life" but someone like Amy Winehouse who was only in her late 20s, but was already a very talented musician, could have gone on to be a great, but she died and we never know.I did a sort of workshop around aging, death and grief there a while ago (morbid? Me?) And it was all about normalising death and being comfortable with it, particularly when it's older people. An example the woman gave was how people keep saying we need to protect David Attenborough at all costs and saying it will be such a travesty when he dies despite that he is 96 and has lived a beautiful, colourful and purposeful life. Our language around death of very old people is a strange one because most people don't know how to accept death as a normal thing that comes for us all.
Like we can be sad, but devastation, especially for a total stranger is a little unhealthy (says the woman who will bawl her eyes out when Paul McCartney leaves the planet)
Ironically it shows how fast life actually passes , age seems to creep up so fast, take the Queen for instance and how quick frailty seemed to hit her .When an aged loved one dies, its still hard because they have been in your life for so much longer.
I find younger people, especially musicians and actors etc, who die young have not fulfilled their potential. A couple of examples are Amy Winehouse and Freddy Mercury. There are more, i know, but a singer, actor etc in their 80s and 90s dying makes me think "well they lived a good, full life" but someone like Amy Winehouse who was only in her late 20s, but was already a very talented musician, could have gone on to be a great, but she died and we never know.
Then you have someone like Marilyn Monroe who had a blossoming career, but died at a young age in her mid 30s. The list goes on. Chadwick Boseman was the face of Black Panther, he was Black Panther, but died in his early 40s just as Black Panther was at its peak.
I'm not 40 yet and I get what you mean. Does also remind me a bit of The Streets, namely the line:It's sad when one is at that age where so many people on TV when we were growing up and even as adults, have passed away. Or when you see an ageing celeb and think "Oh God they look so old now!", then you remember you'll be 50 next birthday and they were an adult when you were small, so of course they're old and of course they'll look it!
I know what you mean. I was watching a show a few weeks back about 90s music and one of the people who appeared was someone I had a huge crush on back in the day. When I saw him on screen, I was kinda taken aback at how he looked. He wasn't old by any means but he did look so different from what I last remembered him as. There are times I still think the 90s weren't that long ago then you remember it's actually been 30 years and that 13 year me is now 43 and older than he was when I liked him...It's sad when one is at that age where so many people on TV when we were growing up and even as adults, have passed away. Or when you see an ageing celeb and think "Oh God they look so old now!", then you remember you'll be 50 next birthday and they were an adult when you were small, so of course they're old and of course they'll look it!
Thank you so much for posting that! How brilliant!I really love this.
great isn’t it? I posted it yesterday in the Deadpool thread.Thank you so much for posting that! How brilliant!
Ahhh yes me too - he was a smashing actor. RIP.Loved his character in The Royle Family
Emmerdale and Royle Family star Peter Martin dies aged 82
The actor was best known for playing Len Reynolds in Emmerdale.metro.co.uk
I feel really sad about the past few weeks losing so many people I grew up with. I hope their families know how much of an impact they had!Ahhh yes me too - he was a smashing actor. RIP.
I think they were always a bit of a joke, tbf. An early example of my "reality TV is as fake as wrestling" point, I think.Jerry springer age 79. I used to like his shows even though they did become a bit of a joke of themselves by the end
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