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Then there's the other side, a chronic illness. excuse me, an acute condition where somebody dies, you know, suddenly from a heart attack. And boom, it's like, you know, it's the shock that comes with that. Okay. However, you know, there are pros and cons to both sides.

Okay, somebody dies quickly, done, let's move on. Somebody who's had a chronic disease and it's lingering a long time has stressful aspects for the families. So, you know, I'm sure you've witnessed that, Clarence.

Okay, somebody dies quickly, done, let's move on. Somebody who's had a chronic disease and it's lingering a long time has stressful aspects for the families. So, you know, I'm sure you've witnessed that, Clarence.

Just a simple hug. is something that is quite meaningful. Let me tell you about something. I won't mention names. I went out with a very, very dear friend of mine yesterday for lunch, and His father recently passed away. And, you know, I told him that we were going to be doing this show today. And I said to him, I said, you know, it's interesting.

Just a simple hug. is something that is quite meaningful. Let me tell you about something. I won't mention names. I went out with a very, very dear friend of mine yesterday for lunch, and His father recently passed away. And, you know, I told him that we were going to be doing this show today. And I said to him, I said, you know, it's interesting.

As I think about it, it's like I didn't know his father really well. I knew him, but not closely by any stretch of the imagination. So when we went to the funeral, I didn't go there. For his father, who I might have known. Okay. I went for my friend. Right. I went for my friend, which is a different level of support. Okay. You recognize the loss and you are there for your friend. Okay.

As I think about it, it's like I didn't know his father really well. I knew him, but not closely by any stretch of the imagination. So when we went to the funeral, I didn't go there. For his father, who I might have known. Okay. I went for my friend. Right. I went for my friend, which is a different level of support. Okay. You recognize the loss and you are there for your friend. Okay.

And it's not... it's not as directly connected. So there's that type of dealing with death as well.

And it's not... it's not as directly connected. So there's that type of dealing with death as well.

Right, right. So some cultures accept death a lot differently than we do here. Right, right. In some cultures, death is absolute happiness, right? I mean, it's just like, you know, and I'm not, frankly, I don't know what it is about our culture where we see it as incredibly sad, tragic, that whole thing. Or on the other side of the equation, there's cultures that are happy as hell. Okay.

Right, right. So some cultures accept death a lot differently than we do here. Right, right. In some cultures, death is absolute happiness, right? I mean, it's just like, you know, and I'm not, frankly, I don't know what it is about our culture where we see it as incredibly sad, tragic, that whole thing. Or on the other side of the equation, there's cultures that are happy as hell. Okay.

I mean, they aren't happy to say goodbye, obviously, but they're truly happy because they look at these things as reasons for celebrations of life.

I mean, they aren't happy to say goodbye, obviously, but they're truly happy because they look at these things as reasons for celebrations of life.

Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, share them.

Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, share them.

Yeah, yeah. You know, it's interesting. I got to tell you a good one. So this last weekend, we were with some friends down in Wichita, Kansas, and we were sharing pictures, you know, from our lives together, you know, at weddings and all this kind of stuff. And our friend was pointing to particular individuals on these pictures. And to your point, Sheridan, She said, oh, he's dead. She's dead.

Yeah, yeah. You know, it's interesting. I got to tell you a good one. So this last weekend, we were with some friends down in Wichita, Kansas, and we were sharing pictures, you know, from our lives together, you know, at weddings and all this kind of stuff. And our friend was pointing to particular individuals on these pictures. And to your point, Sheridan, She said, oh, he's dead. She's dead.

He's dead. She's dead. You know, all these people are dead. Okay. She didn't say they passed away or they're, she was that, I guess that blunt, how we look at it. Just, she's dead. Okay.

He's dead. She's dead. You know, all these people are dead. Okay. She didn't say they passed away or they're, she was that, I guess that blunt, how we look at it. Just, she's dead. Okay.

Right, right. Yeah. So here's a couple of things I also want to bring up. Violent death or suicide. Okay, so my wife and I had a very, very dear friend that committed suicide. She literally walked... Yeah, I mean, she was depressed and she walked in front of a bus and got killed. Okay. I remember when we were both at the synagogue, our synagogue was packed, you know, because this was...