Quote from Wilson in Arrivederci, Binford
Wilson: Well, Tim, maybe crying isn't your outlet. The shedding of tears is just one way that people mourn. Tim: [grunts] Oh? Wilson: Oh, yes. In parts of Mexico, the bereaved decorate the grave with smiling puppets, and then they eat chocolate coffins. Tim: Melts in your mouth, but not in the ground. Wilson: On the Solomon Islands, they hang the dead man's arms on his hut. And in feudal Japan, when a lord died, the ronin samurai would show their loyalty by disemboweling themselves. Tim: Whew, talk about guts. Wilson: Point is, Tim, when you lose somebody who's close to you, you have to find a way to mourn. It's what enables you to accept the fact that person is really, truly... gone.