If there is a death on the planet, are we poorer for the loss of the unknown or richer by being still alive?

Is the ocean enhanced or diminished by the rising and falling of a wave, or the 'end' of the wave as it flows onto the beach?

"If a teacher is indeed wise, he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind." - Kahlil Gibran

"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly." --Richard Bach

I think nameless needs to ask a few questions.