What compels us to instinctively close them?
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Because a dead person can almost look like they’re sleeping if their eyes are closed which is easier to stomach than leaving them open. It’s unnerving to look at and the eyes are one of the first things to go when you die so in the few days between a person’s death and their funeral if their eyes were left open you’d just have to look at your loved one with a blank dead stare with milky yellowy eyes staring back at you. It’s also a general sign of respect.
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