Lotion Man may not be the hero we want, but he is the hero we needed. Made a heroic sacrifice before vanishing out of thin air into the night. Godspeed, Lotion Man.
I think anger is so much easier than pain. There's always temptation to funnel our energy into anger because it's clean and uncomplicated. Anger has a clear target and all you have to do is lash out at it or shun it. With grief you have to admit the loss is permanent.