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What does it mean?
Forgetting someone is a form of letting them die completely.
In plain terms
He died because we forgot him.
What can you take from it?
Remembering others keeps their memory alive.

Where it applies

  • mourning
  • historical record
  • personal legacy

Putting it to work

  • keeping memories alive
  • honoring others

Questions to consider

  • Who have you forgotten?
  • How do you want to be remembered?

Another view

Death is physical, not just about being remembered.

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