The Crocodile Hunter killed by Stingray

[Dylflon]

The reason we feel sad when celebrties die is because even though we don't know them, they have made an impact in our own personal universe.

Sure a million people in Africa die a day but it can't hit home because to us they are as good as non-existant because they've never made any form of entrance into our own lives. If we met or even saw an interview featuring a bunch of Rwandans and then found out they all died, this would mean something to us because they have left a foot print in our indivudual universes.

Even if it's not a personal connection, people on TV still make a connection with our lives, allowing us to glimpse into their world and see what they are all about.

They make an impact, even if it's a small one.

That's why it's okay to be sad when they die.