Re: Rest in peace, Bowie
It's interesting how people feel about these things at different stages of life. When we're young, and someone older than us dies, we think it's sad, but they were "old", and that makes it somehow bearable. As we get older, we start to really see how the ferris wheel works, and realize we aren't on the top anymore, but rushing downward to the point where we ourselves will soon step off the ride as new people fill our seats. Our icons have been with us longer. When you can remember the world before the Beatles/Stones/Zeppelin, etc., it's different to watch them grow old and die than it is to lose someone who was already famous when you were born. It's more personal.
It's interesting how people feel about these things at different stages of life. When we're young, and someone older than us dies, we think it's sad, but they were "old", and that makes it somehow bearable. As we get older, we start to really see how the ferris wheel works, and realize we aren't on the top anymore, but rushing downward to the point where we ourselves will soon step off the ride as new people fill our seats. Our icons have been with us longer. When you can remember the world before the Beatles/Stones/Zeppelin, etc., it's different to watch them grow old and die than it is to lose someone who was already famous when you were born. It's more personal.
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