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Who's death would impact someone the most in your opinion?

post #1 of 8
9/19/11 at 1:30pm
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The death of a twin sibling or parent?

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post #2 of 8
9/19/11 at 2:57pm

The person who died would be impacted the most... right? confused_face_2.gif

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post #3 of 8
9/19/11 at 3:50pm
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Originally Posted by balderon View Post

The person who died would be impacted the most... right? confused_face_2.gif


They wouldn't care, really.

 

The question is far more complex than implied. You can't just pick two relationships and ask which is more impactful. There's a lot more that needs to be considered, like age, social class, closeness, etc. I can't answer based on what I know.

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post #4 of 8
9/20/11 at 1:53am
A sibling, twin or not.

You have many more shared experiences with a sibling, are usually of the same generation and are genetically closer to each other than anyone.

Losing a parent is devestating, for sure, but losing someone you shared childhood memories with and everything else would be worse.

Though ranking loss isn't something appropriate. I've had a hard time losing distant relatives I was close to, friends and pets. Anyone (or any animal) you have an emotional bond with is tough to see go.
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post #5 of 8
9/20/11 at 1:59am

Sibling, much more than the parent.

 

Quote:
A rich man asked a Zen master to write something down that could encourage the prosperity of his family for years to come. It would be something that the family could cherish for generations. On a large piece of paper, the master wrote, "Father dies, son dies, grandson dies."

The rich man became angry when he saw the master's work. "I asked you to write something down that could bring happiness and prosperity to my family. Why do you give me something depressing like this?"

"If your son should die before you," the master answered, "this would bring unbearable grief to your family. If your grandson should die before your son, this also would bring great sorrow. If your family, generation after generation, disappears in the order I have described, it will be the natural course of life. This is true happiness and prosperity."

 

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post #6 of 8
9/20/11 at 3:00am

Death of a wife would impact her husband the most.

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post #7 of 8
9/20/11 at 3:57pm

Odd question.

 

But I think it's no contest, definitely the sibling. For all the reasons Uncle Erik stated, plus that since the parent is older than you, you'll presumably be more prepared for their death (although that depends greatly on how old you are at the time). The twin sibling is by definition not older.

 

Of course, this answer assumes all other factors being equal.

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post #8 of 8
9/20/11 at 11:58pm
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Originally Posted by Head Injury View Post

They wouldn't care, really.

 

I don't want to spark a theology debate as it is against the TOS but I do believe the death of the physical body is not the final chapter. My essence, consciousness, soul, spirit, etc (the exact term you use doesn't really matter) lives on and as such would feel the greatest impact.

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