Forgetting to Remember
Many of us can look back on out formative years with great
fondness. We were surrounded by people who looked after us,
taught us, and provided the values and socialization needed to
succeed in the modern world. Others met our most basic needs,
and we were completely dependent.
Remembrance of people and past events plays an important part in
many religions and cultures. Some light candles and offers up
prayers. Special days are set aside as memorials or celebrations
of lives past. This occurs both in the East and West, and some
of the ceremonies are quite similar in content, despite
differences in language and culture. This is universally
acknowledged as a way of paying homage.
More than simply marking the calendar, however, we mark our
hearts when we think back to fond memories of people we