There’s something I have never understood…

And it’s why some people feel the need to scold you if you express sadness for the passing of a celebrity, which generally was an artist whose work gave us pleasure during their lifetimes.

We are allowed to be sad that they’re gone, and to mourn what their music, art and performances meant to us.

This does not mean we don’t appreciate our own loved ones, or aren’t capable of feeling empathy for the millions who aren’t celebrities—which some seem to suggest.

There’s room in the human heart for all of it, isn’t there ?

And if the argument is that you shouldn’t feel bad for the loss of someone you didn’t know personally…

Imo, that says much more about the limitations of the person making said argument than it does the rest of us. 😔

edit: This post was NOT directed at any one person.