Then, we may ask why because we seek absolution from guilt. Guilt is the inevitable consequence of grief. And nothing is as irrational as guilt born of grief. Somehow in the sorrow-soaked thought process we see ourselves as partly or wholly to blame for whatever happened. We either caused it, contributed to it, or failed to prevent it. Guilt charges us with not loving enough, not doing enough, not being enough. Surely, somehow we could have averted the danger, and that eats at us. But an explanation