Rachel KleinWhy should I be sad? Everyone has to die. If you have a body, it's too late to cry. It's only funerals I can't stand.
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Since death is inevitable, there's no reason to fear it. The only thing we can do is make the best of our time on earth. The song was written by Harry Chapin, who died in 1981 after battling cancer for over two decades.
Source: The Moth Diaries
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