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Old Russian Proverb

  Russian Proverb: You live as long as you are remembered. This is life’s extension beyond the beyond.   You can continue, but only those if celebrated can you enjoy this post-beyond.   Nationally, this is the point of Memorial Day, President’s Day, Religious founders, and so many more. These are reminders of the best of us, the most honored.   Every great nation remembers how they came to be. Forget the past at your peril. Personally, though, these are milestones from our own lives. Not birthday parties, but solemn occasions, these commemorate personal memories, for personal reasons, and they are no less important. If we cannot remember those near to us now departed, how can we celebrate the more general days of Memoriam? Indeed, many have been convoluted from their original meanings.     By keeping our loved ones proverbially alive, we sustain their lessons and meanings to all.   I believe we should remember those we have personally loved on their special day in some way.   It