By Danny L. Ross, M.Ed., CAGCS, CSC, LPC-S, BC-TMH, NCC | Updated August 11, 2026 Some losses do more than break your heart. They break the rules you thought life followed. Good people are supposed to be protected. Parents are supposed to see their children grow. Prayer is supposed to change the outcome. Hard work is supposed to create stability. The people who promise to stay are supposed to stay. Then a death happens, and the world no longer feels organized by the same rule