Exemplification Essay: Is Loss A Pretty Natural Thing?

Loss is a pretty natural thing. It’s acceptable to say that practically everything has an expiration date. It happens so constantly that it should appear to be almost mundane, acceptable, dehumanized. Almost as if we shouldn’t even be surprised every time we experience a form of loss. It can be simple, but it can also be much more complicated. From something as common as losing a mobile phone to losing a dream you’ve had all your life, loss is loss. It can make or break the person you are or wish to be, it can alter the very fiber of your existence, and it can change the way you live forever. The effects are varied; they depend on the subject: you. Every human is different, and every situation, though possibly similar, cannot be exactly the same; but like I said, loss is still loss. It’s the simple process of losing something or someone. What’s lost is lost, and it will stay lost. You cannot get it back – not in the same way at least. But why is it so important to us humans? No matter what excuse people give, no matter how much they hide behind their pride and their stupid excuses, one thing is clear: it matters because we care. Humans have the privilege of emotion. We have the capacity to feel not only for others or

Phones get stolen, and people get desperate. The person stolen from is at a loss – but so is the stealer. Sure, he gains a new gadget that he may have dreamt of, or get a sum of money for something he may truly need, but at the end of the day, if you didn’t acquire it the right way, you know it’s not right. Some people try to rationalize this by saying that if the person’s “rich,” it won’t really affect them so much, backed up by the “Robin Hood” theory, where some people believe that they’re just redistributing riches to the poor. We know this isn’t true, because no matter the cause, you can’t right a wrong with another wrong and you especially can’t justify