Ghosts in the Machine

March 18, 2014

I was scrolling through pictures of my daughters on Facebook and I noticed several comments from friends that have died since the pictures were taken. How excruciatingly painful, yet wonderful, is that? The idea that we can still hold a small presence in someone’s life. One that can be seen by many. No longer are our ghosts confined to old photo albums, faded Christmas cards, or dusty corners of memory. True, it’s only bits of data, or several hundred pixels, but still it lurks and haunts our machines, catching us off guard with a forgotten comment or picture.

Do cyber confines preserve us longer than memory, or, is it only an illusion that allows us comfort until someone trips the circuit breaker?

~Nick Shamhart