Death has always made people feel sad. The fact that it's beyond our control scares us, making us feel helpless. No living thing can avoid it. What's tough for us, as thinking beings, is knowing about it. Can our ability to think find a solution to this? It might be both the cause and the fix. The pictures show death as a sad fate in a straightforward way. Even though these birds look a bit beaten up, their elegance still stands out. It seems hard to make a harsh thing like death less tough. But, overall, if beauty can survive it, why be so sad about it?