The Loss of Icons
June 27, 2009 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Grief
This week saw the world lose Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, two people who were very prominent entertainers during my teenage years. Whenever someone famous dies I always have mixed emotions
- The sense of loss of their genius – the sense that we will miss their brilliance and of course just the utmost feelings for their family.
- Confusion how the world can focus on the death of one person, when each day people lose people their love and face death without the sympathy or empathy of the world.
Death is such a private feeling and yet when someone famous dies..the grief is forced to be so public. I have no idea how families cope with the world looking at them….but then I wonder whether it may help them? When I suffered my loss I wanted to talk about how great they were….maybe, just maybe the world grieving and talking may help your loss? What do you think?
