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They become part of our personality and the way in which interact with others and feel about ourselves. When one of these connections is lost by means of death, it is painful, because the connections are important to us. Like the connections we form in life, the loss of these connections also shape us in an important way. The way and the time of death, as well as the specific person who dies, becomes as much part of us and our personality as the living connections we make. This means that we never really "let go." Instead, we integrate what the death means to us as part of the events in life that shape our personality. It is therefore important to hold on, in a sense, to what the person meant to us, and how the death affected us. This is an improtant part of life; being aware of how events shape us and using this to become better and stronger people, as suggested by Chapter 9.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I think it would be tragic to completely let go of the memory that the demised person was once alive and important to us. We create many memories during our lives.

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These memories are populated by our friends, family members, and loved ones. When one of these people dies, the grief we experience is violent and unbearable at first, but as we move through the process, we begin to remember what was precious and beautiful about our relationship with the person, and how the person affected those around him or her. To let go of these kinds of memories would be tragic indeed, as mentioned. Instead, a healthy part of the grieving process is maintaining the good memories of a life that is now over, but that was important while it lasted. I can only hope that I have enough of an impact on my own friends and loved ones so that they can have good memories for the rest of their lives after I have gone.

I therefore do not agree that letting go is an important and healthy part of loss. I feel that holding on to the memories is much healthier….....

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