Only in our memories does one exists. I have gone years without seeing a loved one and then out of the blue I get a thought about them & remember them. The memory of what it was like to be with that person makes that moment real for me. Happy or sad emotions fill up inside me and I relive that memory. It is real for me all over again. So even if the person no longer exist – physically – consider that they exist in my memories.<\/p>\n
We create our existance and experiences – and that energy lives only because we choose to have it live as a part of our memories. I believe that our energy never disappear – it only changes form.<\/p>\n
So this came up because as I was thinking this, I turn on a Tivo recording of Star Trek NG. And the episode – by no coincidence – is of the death of Tasha Yar. Yeah! I know it’s a fictional show but the message of the memorial service really impacted me. Tasha, at her memorial services, shows up as a hologram. As she addresses each crew member in the service she end by saying the following:<\/p>\n
\n“Death is that state in which one exists only in the memory of others…
…which is why it is not an end. Just lots of good memories.” <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nAt the end of the service, Data seems puzzled & questions Capt. Picard about the gathering:<\/p>\n
“The purpose of this gathering confuses me. My thoughts are not for Tasha, but for myself. I keep thinking how empty it would be without her presence. Did I miss the point, Captain?” To this Capt. Picard replies, “No Data – you got it.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Memorial service for Lt. Tasha Yar
Skin of Evil – Star Trek NG<\/i><\/p>\nMy point is that no one (dead or alive) is really gone – lest we forget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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