Sim's death - how are you dealing with it?

I haven't tried to intervene with deaths yet, because I've been usually prepared to them/they have been planned. There were a couple of settings accidents, but I accepted them and changed my story plans.

If I did lose one of my favourite sims by accident... I think I would still have to accept it, because I don't have death flower, book of life or ambrosia yet. If I had them I might use them, but I'd have to reflect on it, because sometimes a sudden death can be a refreshing turn of events.