They Don't Care

Today, at least in this area, people don't die, they pass. At first, I didn't like that phrase. I thought, why doesn't one just say they died? Because that's what they did. But after mulling it over, I changed my mind. After all, isn't death a time when one passes from this life into the next? Still, no matter what we call the last trip...I'm sure it makes no difference to the dearly departed.