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That is too much of applying modern day circumstances backwards.
Keep in mind that pre-vaccinations, pre-clean water,
pre-antibiotics, yes you expected a child to die and it was quite
the norm. I lived in Niger for a while; there was an extremely high
death rate of children before age 5 from all sorts of diseases. In
the Middle Ages parents often would give two children the same name
because they were fully confident that one would die.<br>
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Ben<br>
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On 6/14/2012 11:56 PM, Prof. Levine wrote:
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Everyone expects his parents to die if "things go
normally". This is the way of the world. Children outlive
parents in most cases. Therefore, there is a tendency to
"forget" about the passing of a parent, and a year of mourning
is designed to prevent this.<br>
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However, no one expects a child to die. It is a tremendous
shock for parents and is never forgotten. Thus 30 days is
enough,
because the passing of a child is never forgotten.</font><br>
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