What is memorialization and why is it important?

1.  What is memorialization?

It is perpetuating the memories. of deceased loved ones.  It is keeping alive his lifes accomplishment in the minds of people who lived with him/her and whom she/he served.  It is done via structures and events.  For heroes, we build monuments and name buildings, parks and other public places.  That is for younger generation to remember the hero, and his accomplishment and contribution to the nation.

Well that is for heroes. What about the ordinary man?

2. What does memorialization cover:

Love:   his girlfriend, his wife. husband, children, grandchildren, in laws

Laughter -  his hobbies, entertainment, sports, recreation

Labor  -  his schooling, his suffering in life, his work, his profession

Legacy -  his achievements in life, his quotes, his "pabaon" to his heirs

The need for memorialization

Holy Gardens Memorial Park - A Special Place for Remembering Loved Ones

To memorialize is is a basic human need:  from both the person and the loved ones who want to remember the deceased.  We want to be remembered as a person and the great deeds  we have done, and the loved ones want a permanent structure to remember the deceased.

Thus we even memorials for the WWII veterans, for the Vietnam war, the 9/11 victims, the plane crash victims.  According to the psychologists,  the loss of the loved ones can be mitigated by the establishment  of these permanent structures;   a sort of being close by, being there is established and thus the hurt and loss can be lessened.

Thus the need for a memorial park and the possession of a lot, a niche or an estate -  to perpetuate the good deeds and memory of a loved one..

Memorialization