Mourning Celebrities

It's fascinating to see how the world mourns the passing of big celebrities in such a communal way. Last night Facebook was all abuzz with people talking about the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. It's nice to see our humanity shine through even though, realistically, not every human being is shedding tears or necessarily thinking about a given celebrity's death for more than a short time. It's just comforting when so many people take a moment to pause and reflect on the person's career, sucesses, struggles, impact on pop culture, or whatever personal connections an individual might have had with a famous icon who lived so much of their life in the limelight.