I am building a memorial for my dog – just installing a marble temple on her grave. It is to consecrate the relationship we shared with her – of unconditional love for one another. It might not hold any meaning for anyone after I die, because the value lies in my mind.
There are people who die for a cause, and add value to many other lives in the process. The memorials are turned into public places, to propagate the value that once existed, to preserve the higher realms of humanity and keep them alive in human consciousness.
Many such structures are destroyed, for they lost relevance. Institutions, charities, annual events are all set up as memorials. At times, I see the value which the person stood by, being blatantly flouted by the people who are supposed to carry them forward.
spirits live longer
than humdrum human lives
but remain mortal
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I find the last thought of memories being modified for new purposes… alas this misuse of remembrance is one that frightens me a lot.
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It happens so often. Thanks, Bjorn!
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A fitting tribute, Reena! And a piercing insight on the mortality of memory.
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Thank you so much, Frank!
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😇
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Humans have short mrmories, and the arrogance of youth. So sad!
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It is not actually arrogance, just being focussed on the immediate. They don’t believe in drawing wisdom from anywhere other than a digital source of their choice.
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Reena, your honoring your dog touches me. They are a part of the family and the memories you create with them last long beyond. A marble temple sounds perfect for her ❤
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Spiritually, she is all I have (I’m not using the past tense here).
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Is her mortal body gone but her spirit still alive, is that what you are saying?
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Yes.
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