Day 2 just passed of the dying and bereavement course at college.

Heavy duty stuff - good, but lots of issues for the past and the future.

Take away lines (generic and blurred) for the moment:

"Helpless is good - when you are feeling helpless when you're with bereaved people, you're probably doing some good. When you feel you are doing something useful, you have probably taken control and are doing it for yourself."

But then again:

"What harm can you do? The loved one is dead. Can it get any worse?"

I guess worse is bereaved and angry at being treated in a crass way.

Unanswerable question for the day:

"If your God is any good, why does he let this stuff happen?"