when someone is that old, you are celebrating their life more than mourning their death, because their death was expected, especially an internationally respected individual such as Mandela, who lived a very long and successful life of achievement.

All this hoopla is ridiculous. My grandfather died at 85 a number of years ago, and we were rolling in the aisles laughing during his funeral from some particularly amusing speeches made by his friends and family members, just as he would have enjoyed, and everyone who knew him knew that. It was a great funeral, and yes, people were taking pics together smiling at the reception.

This whole media circus is absolutely preposterous.

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