Which Is My Choice? Carry On Or Cancel It?

If I was in that pathetic condition, I would cancel the party in order to respect the death of my neighbour. I would force my family to cancel it eventhough they thought that the death had nothing to do with us. For me, everyone was the same because we were created by the God. There was no reason we could not respect other people. But it seemed unfair to me when a well-known person died, many people would go to his/her funeral. Could it be because of his/her title?