You can't have living without dying. So you can't call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road.

Natalie Babbitt
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The quote goes that when we die and our bodies and spirits return to the Earth, we become rocks. But there is another meaning to this quote. People often say that when we pass away, we become part of the Earth and will never be forgotten by others. It means that when we pass away, we leave behind a legacy of the things we did in life. Our family and friends will remember us for what we did in life and what we created.

Source: Tuck Everlasting

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