Why We Mourn Our Dead

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I've spent the last 48 hours trying to figure out why I'm so taken by the death of Whitney Houston. She had the voice of an Angel, no doubt. She was an exceptionally attractive woman on top of that too. Her life was always something to speculate on. But I was never a HUGE WH fan. The fact that she lead such a depraved personal life puts me off without a doubt. But I try not to cast stones.

Who knows how we would react in the spotlight she was in? So what really bothers me here? It's what she was I think...an 80's icon. Her songs were some of the ones I grew up with. Love or hate, they were there when I learned how to love and hate and wonder. By default, she is one of the soundtracks of my life.

I was well aware of the older version of "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton. My mother is a huge Dolly fan! But her version is the one most people will remember. She only made a few movies, but she left her mark there too! The Huston/Costner connection in "The Bodyguard" is what made that movie a hit when it would have been a flop with lesser performances. My point I suppose is that we morn our childhood (or younger year) contemporaries regardless of whether we loved them at the time of their fame. As far as Whitney, I respected her then and grew to love what she did later on. RIP Angel-voice...


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Yes I absolutely agree. And I think the deep reason why we mourn our dead is that close to death, we realise our own mortality more.