Death is a part of life

I hate that phrase.  While watching Army Wives the other night, an “angel” character said that to one of the women on the show who was grieving over the loss of her daughter.  Immediately, I thought of the sarcastic response to that phrase which I believe some comedian or other famous person said years ago which was “Death isn’t a part of life, it’s the end of life.” 

I was in a bit of a grumpy mood too so that played into my attitude about the phrase.  I kept thinking if it were someone close to me that had died, it would be ridiculously hard for me to soldier on and just accept that “death is a part of life” and move on.  Heck no.  I’d probably be overcome with sadness and grief and the last thing I’d want to hear is something like that b/c quite frankly, death is the end of life.  It’s not like other events are a part of life such as marriages, moving, and other rites of passage.  Death is the finality, the endgame. 

I know what the phrase means and what it’s suppose to accomplish when said, but I just plain don’t like the phrase.  To me, it’s a crappy way of trying to get someone to accept the loss. 

And yes, I’m still cranky while writing this so forgive my hostility.