Hey Christen, this was such a moving story. I've always been a strong believer of death being beautiful and though my reasons might not be all the same as yours, they do align. However, whenever I try to explain it to people, I fail. You're right, it seems absurd to people since we don't have actual facts to support it.

For the purpose of the same belief, I even wrote a story on Medium which talks about how Hinduism explains death beautifully. I was glad to see the result being that a good number of people agreed to it and even started believing it. I'd like you to read it and feel free to let me know what you think. :)

https://medium.com/bigger-picture/how-hinduism-explains-death-beautifully-6aed818a5db2