tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post8835989659702510063..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: Death and SadnessPhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-68812813357645584202008-12-30T03:14:00.000+11:002008-12-30T03:14:00.000+11:00I grieve in the same way. I suspect it has someth...I grieve in the same way. I suspect it has something to do with level of awareness. That kind of being "on" all the time. You think and process all of the time. A lot of people kind of sleep walk through life. I think it is these types the death and other tragedy bitch slaps more. I am so happy to see you posting more. I missed you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-65449036063213708302008-12-30T02:15:00.000+11:002008-12-30T02:15:00.000+11:00Everyone grieves differently and I'm seen more tha...Everyone grieves differently and I'm seen more than my share in my family who have grieved exactly as you did and are doing. We prefer to dwell on how we remember then than grieve on what we lost. Thanks for the very personal but very interesting post.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-374595717794859532008-12-29T11:14:00.000+11:002008-12-29T11:14:00.000+11:00Or maybe it just sucks to be sad, and as you say, ...Or maybe it just sucks to be sad, and as you say, we protect ourselves from the agony of extreme sorrow. Its also complicated for us guys, who have this manly outlook that its unseemly for us to show "emotional weakness."PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-11679885030719891422008-12-29T10:56:00.000+11:002008-12-29T10:56:00.000+11:00Phil:About physically and/or emotionally not feeli...Phil:<BR/><BR/>About physically and/or emotionally not feeling loss, I too exhibit such indifference, or is it nonchalance, when experiencing loss (deaths) within our own family circles. Especially for those who departed at advanced ages. Maybe it is because I have consciously conditioned myself to respond that way. Based essentially on my personal views about life and living.<BR/><BR/>And in Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.com