| | James thank you for starting this thread. My x father in law died yesterday. I never stopped considering him my father in law, and am profoundly saddened by his death. I think Objectivism can have much to say about loss and coping with it. By looking the reality (cause, course, impact) head on, and experiencing it fully without the need to ask the mystical "why"? or "what is the meaning of it all"? etc. My children are a different matter. I was at a loss when I spoke with them. I wanted them to see me as strong, and supportive of them and their grief. But I found myself too close to tears to speak, and instead just experienced and acknowledged that it was a great loss for all of us. Later in the night I was able to think in gratitude at what he did when he was alive, and what I learned (unbeknownst to him), from his life.
So, this is a good topic, at a good time for me personally.
regards
John
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