Sebastian BarryThe world begins anew with every birth, my father used to say. He forgot to say, with every death it ends. Or did not think he needed to. Because for a goodly part of his life he worked in a graveyard.
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The world begins anew with every birth, my father used to say. He forgot to say, with every death it ends. Or did not think he needed to. Because for a goodly part of his life he worked in a graveyard.
The world rests on the shoulders of those who have come before us. The strength of those who were there and the work they did before we came into this world. With each passing year we lose more and more people that we never met and never knew.
Even if we do meet them, even if we know their name and what they did, it is impossible not to know that they are gone and will never come back again. While we may never meet them, or know them as well as we would like, we must honor those who came before us. We must recognize the work they did and strive to continue it ourselves, as best as we can.
We must not forget what they have done and the sacrifices they made so that our own lives can be better than theirs.
Source: The Secret Scripture
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