""Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose." - Viktor Frankl"

This article, written by Roger Ebert, appeared originally on “Roger Ebert’s Journal.” I’ve copied its entirety here, rather than providing a link, because links expire – which is somewhat ironic, really, since this essay is about being remembered.
The emails have been arriving with depressing regularity. Often the subject line is only the name of a friend. With dread I know what the message will contain: That person has died. In recent weeks there have been seven such losses. Three came in a 10-day period, and I fell into sadness. (more…)