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Georgia Peach it is called empathy...and as Celeste indicated it is more than that to those of us who believe this man is on the verge of greatness,yes some of us feel that way...though I know you don't subscribe to that opinion,some of us do.She played a large part on forming this man we put so much hope in ....therefore we feel the loss...and feel his loss as well.The timing of it seems such a cruel trick of fate,which adds to the loss.

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Georgia Peach it is called empathy...and as Celeste indicated it is more than that to those of us who believe this man is on the verge of greatness,yes some of us feel that way...though I know you don't subscribe to that opinion,some of us do.She played a large part on forming this man we put so much hope in ....therefore we feel the loss...and feel his loss as well.The timing of it seems such a cruel trick of fate,which adds to the loss.

I am fresh out of empathy. I still fail to see  how anyone can feel the loss for someone who they personally never knew based on the cult of personality of a person. And I don't mean cult in a bad way, just a figure of speech, but if he was mccain, would you mourn as deeply? or if it was george the 1st? I don't know them. never will. I'll never know obama, even reading his books and transcripts of speeches, that doesn't mean I know the man. maybe if we had grown up in the same neighborhood and she baked brownies and we drank beer every monday night for football I might be upset because I know him. But I don't and doubt he  is the type of person who associates with jeans and tshirt wearing types.

So yeah, my empathy basically goes nowhere, I save what little I have for important things.

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Even if I had known her, why should I grieve?  My grief or lack thereof for someone whom I didn't know and who had zero impact on me personally or anyone who actually Matters to me means less than nothing. 

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No doubt this is gonna sound unconscionably cruel and heartless to many of you... but....
 
Ok, so a woman I don't know, who played no part for good or ill in my life (or any of YOUR lives, for that matter), whose family I don't and will never personally know (and again, neither will Any of You), finally sucumbed to age and illness.  In the long run, all I can think is "So what?"  People die every day.  Peoples' grandmothers...grandfathers... aunts, uncles, cousins, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, neices and nephews, sons and daughters, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.... die.  It's a fact of life.  Death is the ultimate playing field leveler, and the only thing that none of us - regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual preference, social standing, age, education, inate intelligence, chosen career, or anything else - gets to escape.  Even if I had known her, why should I grieve?  My grief or lack thereof for someone whom I didn't know and who had zero impact on me personally or anyone who actually Matters to me means less than nothing.  It offers no comfort to those whom she DID actually Mean something to and who knew her.  It changes nothing.

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Grief hell, I'm JEALOUS - she gets outta the game, it's headaches and heartaches, and all the pain, loss, and suffering that goes along with it - and I'm still stuck here dealing!

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Personally, I mourn her death as I do the death of anyone who has been loved. I mourn for the pain that those left behind feel.  I don't think it's deceitful.. especially since I've lost several close loved ones.. and I don't wish that hurt on anyone.

I may never know the people involved, but I can understand their hurt and loss.

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Ok, so a woman I don't know, who played no part for good or ill in my life (or any of YOUR lives, for that matter),  

You're wrong. She has had a profound impact on my life. The way she raised her grandson has produced a man who brings me hope and inspiration. I didn't need to meet her or personally know her to be effected by her presence in this world. Without her, I wouldn't have this chance at watching history unfold. Ripples run far and wide.

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Ok, so a woman I don't know, who played no part for good or ill in my life (or any of YOUR lives, for that matter),  

You're wrong. She has had a profound impact on my life. The way she raised her grandson has produced a man who brings me hope and inspiration. I didn't need to meet her or personally know her to be effected by her presence in this world. Without her, I wouldn't have this chance at watching history unfold. Ripples run far and wide.

Wonderfully said!!!

I also believe our compassion (or lack of) for others creates its own ripples, too, which sometimes flow right back to us.

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No doubt this is gonna sound unconscionably cruel and heartless to many of you... but....
 
Ok, so a woman I don't know, who played no part for good or ill in my life (or any of YOUR lives, for that matter), whose family I don't and will never personally know (and again, neither will Any of You), finally sucumbed to age and illness.  In the long run, all I can think is "So what?"  People die every day.  Peoples' grandmothers...grandfathers... aunts, uncles, cousins, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, neices and nephews, sons and daughters, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.... die.  It's a fact of life.  Death is the ultimate playing field leveler, and the only thing that none of us - regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual preference, social standing, age, education, inate intelligence, chosen career, or anything else - gets to escape.  Even if I had known her, why should I grieve?  My grief or lack thereof for someone whom I didn't know and who had zero impact on me personally or anyone who actually Matters to me means less than nothing.  It offers no comfort to those whom she DID actually Mean something to and who knew her.  It changes nothing.
 
Grief hell, I'm JEALOUS - she gets outta the game, it's headaches and heartaches, and all the pain, loss, and suffering that goes along with it - and I'm still stuck here dealing!
 
For whoever it was that asked whether it would even have done more than gained a passing and overlooked obit had she Not been related to one of the two twits running for PotUS.... nope.  No one would have noticed or cared.  No one would have mentioned it in a thread, or anywhere else.  And just like it will do ANYWAY - life will continue pretty much unchanged for the entire world except her close family and actual friends.