On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:31:02 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

It IS irrational. Mourning is an entirely emotional, non-rational (that is,
irrational) process.

It seems many people in this thread would benefit from consulting a
dictionary and reading up on the definition of "irrational". In particular,
to note that there are several definitions, not all of which imply insanity.
Those people seem to think that being "irrational" is somehow something to
be avoided. The fact is, as human beings, we act irrationally all the time.

Get over it.

Pete, not sure that mourning equals irrationality. Mourning is an
emotion and emotions are normally pretty unrestrained and
uncontrollable. There's really nothing irrational about it, it's kind
of automatic.

We may act irrationally frequently, as human beings, but mourning is
not rational or irrational, it just is.

Corky Scott