Isaiah 57: Good people pass away; the godly often die before their time. But no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come. 2  For those who follow godly paths will rest in peace when they die.

I know that my thinking of death is different than most people.. I don't see death as a bad thing.. more of just a transition of one place to another... I have always felt this way.. 

and while I may miss someone once they are gone.. I still haven't grieved most times the way many people do... 

this verse seems to explain to me that sometimes it is God protecting someone from evil that might have happened.. that is something that should make us all feel better about someone dying before they are old... idk about you but I would choose to protect everyone from evil if I had the opportunity rather than allow them to live and suffer from things that would come... 

we are always so determined to hold on to life as best we can.. I can never figure out why we do that.. most people are not exceptionally happy in life anyways.. we are such contradictory creatures...