I'm wondering...what do you memorialize? Why?
It seems like the activity, as a discipline, is not a bad idea. We do it on a national level (unless we just view it as another day off work — but, there's another holiday for that, isn't there?). For whatever its merits may be, what are the implications for memorializing at a personal level?
We often seem to agree that the sacrifice of others (especially for my sake) is worth noting...if not more. Perhaps, then, we should stop just racing off to the next thing, just because we can, and consider something — something that got us here, something of what is good about it, something that we are grateful for. Memorializing seems to require some kind of pause....
What do I memorialize, then, in my life? What am I doing or who am I that is worth memorializing? If this exercise reveals not much more than what I consume with my money and time, then maybe it is worth it...to stop and reconsider some things.
Like taking a day to do sometime...like today.
