Memories need to be made. They don’t die when a loved one passes away. They don’t just simply fade when a hole is dug and a corpse is lowered into the sand. Memories do not end when sand returns to sand and dust returns to dust. They don’t ash up when ashes are thrown to ashes. They don’t subside when everything spirals and new realities need to be formed because the old ones failed. At times when nothing is as it was before, where can one reach out to memorial keepsakes that last? How does one transcend current pain? Is there a way to start afresh and build new memories?
A ray of sun can never be returned once it has gone out. A flicker of light can never be displaced by darkness. Light can never overpower darkness. Darkness can never replace light. Memories cannot die. They may not die. They were made to live on even in the worst of times. Memorial keepsakes can prolong the good memories and last even after the current moment. Use personal gifts of the past to bring new smiles to an unknown future. In days that refuse to reflect the splendor gone, hang on to the anchor points of the past and let them shine on the future.
There are various gifts that can last. There are gifts that can kill and gifts that can try to make gloom and doom try to sparkle a little. Perhaps something special can attempt to create the show of the sparkle of the stars even in the darkest night. What if there could be light in pitch blackness? What if there could be hope in the times of deepest despair? Even if you lose it all, you can grab the smiles of the past. No matter what, you can choose to hang on to dreams that see well into the future and support even when all things fall apart. What if there was some way to express your loss and make them better by memories filled with special moments?
Take the best memories of your loved one with you. Carry on that which encourages you and is dear to you. Take something special into an unknown future. Be reminded of days with brightest sunshine. When there is no hope, try holding on to something solid. In those moments when there is no sunshine, can the glory of days gone past, light up the present moment. You are dared to live again, dared to try to light up the present moment. There is always hope and light after a storm. Perhaps there is no rainbow, but there are special times in you that can carry you through the night.