"When you remember me, it means that you have something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to your mind even through countless years and miles that may stand between us. It means that if we meet again, you will know me. It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.
"For as long as you remember me, I am never entirely lost. When I'm feeling most ghostlike, it's your remembering me that helps remind me that I actually exist. When I'm feeling sad, it's my consolation. When I'm feeling happy, it's part of why I feel that way.
"If you forget me, one of the ways I remember who I am will be gone. If you forget me, indeed, part of who I am will be gone."
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I came across this poem and thought of you, little sweetie.
As the wind touches you,
it touches me too,
and so
we always meet,
and always touch.
"When you remember me, it means that you have something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to your mind even through countless years and miles that may stand between us. It means that if we meet again, you will know me. It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.
"For as long as you remember me, I am never entirely lost. When I'm feeling most ghostlike, it's your remembering me that helps remind me that I actually exist. When I'm feeling sad, it's my consolation. When I'm feeling happy, it's part of why I feel that way.
"If you forget me, one of the ways I remember who I am will be gone. If you forget me, indeed, part of who I am will be gone."
(Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking)
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