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I was referring to the tragedy in the author's life.

• oska 6y ago
  We don't know how old the author's mother was when she died. My grandfather died of cancer at 79. While it was sad (and I still feel sad when I think of it) I wouldn't ever describe it as a 'tragedy'. Only commenting because I feel this word is overused these days.
  • FoundersGrotesk 6y ago
    The death of a loved one is almost always a personal tragedy, regardless of age. Overuse of a word doesn’t make it any less so.
    • oska 6y ago
      You're simply changing the meaning of the word then and also, I would suggest, debasing the complex experience of death by suggesting it is a singular, universal experience of 'personal tragedy'. Everyone loses loved ones and in many cases it is not experienced as tragedy but as death being a normal and essential part of life.