[AnimeSpirit]

The whole point of mourning for the deceased to remember them. Mourning is suppose to be a very brief state and it is unhealthy to be in this state long. I'm sure the death of a child is very hard to get over and I'm sure it takes time, but let's look at the child's point of view.

If you were that child and you died in that accident, would you want the rest of your family, in essense, to die with you? Would you want all of the living, joy, and happiness that you knew in life to come to an end because you're no longer around? Would you want your family to wither into a dark brooding depression that would eventually be their ending? Simplest of all, would you want to be the deceased child to look down from above and never again see smiles or hear laughter?

Since the early days of man, we have always believed that the dead deserve whatever it takes to let them rest in peace. Lacking the proper emotional fortitude and ability to rise above the sadness and say good bye to the dearly departed only robs them of their peace. Remembrance with a tear, but having the strength to smile...this is the key to mourning in peace.