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December 5, 2008

The Ellie Zone - Daddy's Just Gone on a Very Long Trip...

by Ellie

WARNING!!! Past this line lies...

The Ellie Zone

This place is wrought with horror and danger. Enter at the risk of your sanity.


Ok. Now that the intro's over with. You know, I always have fun writing that, but maybe that's just me.

This time, since I otherwise have absolutely no topic, I've decided to talk about something that we all, secretly, fear. This thing, is called...

Death.

We all know of it. The endless sleep. The endless dream. The first step of that journey onto heaven, or hell. We all fear it, fearing the end of our lives, fearing the unknown. And yet some of us, the very miserable and unwell some, accept it gladly. They hug it close, and wish for it to take them away.

We fear it, simply because it is unknown. It is an subconcious rule that whatever you don't know is dngerous, and that you shouldn't ever walk right into it, or it may bite you. This is what the fear of the dark comes from.
We have given this fear many names: Death, the Grim Reaper; the Angel of Death. Even the Lord God Almighty has the Devil to lead the evil into the afterlife. And of course, for the little children there is always the very long trip...

I have never really ever understood this. Yes, I realize that if you tell your kid that their parent just died in a horrible accident, they'll be scarred for life. But couldn't you think of a better excuse? I mean, eventually they have to realize that after a month, no one's come back, right? Heck, why not use the same excuse for divorce? "Yeah, Daddy's just going on a very long trip. You won't see him for a very, very long time." And then they'd tell the little kid something to make them feel better. This, of course, only works if one of the parents got full custody, or something, and the other parent is never seen again. Otherwise, it's just a lie.

But isn't it a lie in the first place?

In death, aren't they forever gone? Shouldn't you just tell them that Mommy's never coming back? Or that the reason they haven't seen their father in so long is because he's actually dead?

That reminds me of another euphamism. "He's gone to a better place now." You serious!! Are you seriously saying this?! What if he was an evil S.O.B. that didn't deserve to live? Wouldn't it make you feel absolutely awful to know that there is even a possibility that he's happier now?

Whatever. It makes some people feel better, so I guess it works for all of them...

On a "happier" note (ha ha), I would also like to talk about suicide. Now, I know this is a touchy subject, because the people who attempt suicide actually have something wrong with their brain.

I'm serious. All the doctors and stuff say that the reason people get depressed is because they don't have enough of a certain chemical flowing around in their brains. I can't remember what it is at the moment, but I'll get back to you.

In school, there is a class called Health. Unless you're weird (read previous posts), you don't like this class. In fact, this was the source of the loss of most of my innocence. Anyway. In Health class they pretty much tell you the same thing over and over again. What happens to a guy and a girl when they hit puberty (Sex Ed); First-Aid, CPR, and how to call 911 (?!); and, finally, what happens to people that get sick. This is mostly mental sickness, because they touch up on the other stuff in First-Aid.

One of the mental things we cover is Depression. In here, they talk about how people who are depressed can't help it, and even show us a video where some of them are interviewed. <:sarcasm>Let me tell ya. It's loads of fun.</sarcasm>

Still, even with all that, I still feel that they're idiots. I mean, why not value life while you can? Love the ones you care about, eat the things you want, and for heaven's sake, value your happiness.

And, if they aren't idiots, what about us? We just sit there and watch it happen. Why don't we tell someone, even when they teach us again and again to do so? Huh? Why not?!

Whenever I ask this question to somebody, or think about it, I always hear the excuse "Because I promised". Yes, it is honorable to keep your word, but don't you think that if someone's life is in danger, it would be more honorable to break it, just this once?

Face it. Death happens, and there's nothing we can do about.
After the fact.

I'm not trying to offend you, it's just how I think.

Smile,

Ellie the Gremlin


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How right you are Ellie, small children should be told the truth. My mother died when I was 5 and my father told us flat out she was dead. I only had one question: "You mean like we can never see her again?" My father nodded his head and I understood. I didn't like it, but at least I wasn't hanging around waiting for her to come home.


Posted by: Elsie Jay at December 6, 2008 11:07 AM

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