https://patrickdobson.com/while-forgotten-we-are-all-immortal/ author, writer, scholar Sun, 17 Jun 2018 19:02:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://patrickdobson.com/while-forgotten-we-are-all-immortal/#comment-13422 Sun, 17 Jun 2018 19:02:57 +0000 https://patrickdobson.com/?p=1971#comment-13422 This article speaks directly to my own thoughts. Do we really have a “place in this world”? Or is each one of us a speck of dust blowing through a tiny space in time? Is it enough to make an effort toward a productive, meaningful life without the added pressure of immortality? There’s a current trend toward no burial, no headstone, no cemetery, with ashes scattered in a special place – in fact, this is how I hope my family will honor me. How will this trend affect history and our need to connect to our ancestors? Does it matter?

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