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I agree that care should be taken so that all devotees are safe, but we should look for the safety of all living jivas. Krsna would be very happy to see that we are caring or each others safety.
It is not proper for a devotee to feel Joys and sorrows of death and birth. A devotee knows very well that it is the judgement of Lord Krishna, and the same is perfect, no "Rishwat", "Preference", or No.2 job. You remark about your own country India : "Especially in India where the standards of safety are really poor, and life threaten." In India the number of deaths by accidents is very less as compared to those in America, Germany, Austrellia and other developed countries.
In India we prefer driving speed below 60 KMPH. You should be proud of your Nation. There are so many things that India has given to the world and on the basis of that the world is moving ahead even in days of crisis.
I do not mean any offense Prabhu, so in advance please accept my obeisance. But I have to ask, why would a devotee be not allowed to feel sadness over the death of another devotee, or any one for that matter? We all know about samsara, but it does not mean that we should be heartless. We are all suffering the pangs of birth and death. Some of us will be successful and join Krsna, others may not. Karma. But we must all try our best. But back to my question, why would we question a persons faith in Krsna, because we become sad over another person's departure from this world. I think it is only a natural reaction.
We are all still suffering in this world. Whatever karma comes to us, we have to accept. Karma can be hurtful, but sometimes we also rejoice from our karma. Is it not because of karma, that we were lucky enough in this world to come in contact with a devotee? So it is natural to rejoice. Yet we should not feel sadness over the departure of a well known and dedicated devotee of Krsna? Should we not care for each others welfare?
Many more people die in accidents in developed countries (33,963 deaths in 2009 in America alone). But the fact is that many more do die in India last year the numbers were 109,500 about 300 people a day.
In any case, my point is that that we should show compassion for all living entities, and as such, having softened hearts, some times that will mean that we will shed a tear or two. That does mean that we doubt Krsna, nor that we should not care one way or the other, it simply means that we are human.
Hare Krsna,
Vrindavanan Wil