The dead were just the dead, neither awful nor remarkable. History separated out these individuals and preserved their names where others were obilterated for ever.
Learning is important. It is a way to make a life better for yourself and your family.
I can only strive for what is important
They had lived and known glory, and then they were ddead. She was alive and they were not, and nothing but a heartbeat separated her from them
The dead and not-yet dead, we are company all together.
Death preserves an ideal.