I was going through the list of phone numbers in my SmartPhone today, and noticed that one of them is not useful anymore. I would delete that number, except for the reason<\/i> it is not useful.<\/p>\n
It’s not that the person has moved to another place on this Earth. Rather, it’s that the person is no longer on this Earth at all.<\/p>\n
I find myself hesitating to delete the number of a deceased friend. Somehow it seems disrespectful.<\/p>\n
It feels as though the number within my phone is a sort of mini-shrine to our friendship. Were I to delete it, that would somehow feel as though I am severing an emotional connection to someone I still care about.<\/p>\n
This is undoubtedly silly, from a practical point of view. After all, that phone number is useless. Were I to dial it, I am sure a complete stranger would pick up, and would no doubt be annoyed by the intrusion.<\/p>\n
Still, I refrain from hitting “delete”. I shall keep this number on my phone, together with my other cherished memories of my friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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