I was taught to confront things you can't avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you're trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don't last for ever makes them beautiful.
I am super-proud to have a sort of famous character in my background that if you're a certain age he was probably a part of your youth. I think that's pretty cool.