About

Search for content

February 25, 2012
Permalink »
photographsonthebrain: “When he found the photographs of his mother, it turns out, Mr. Cebar also found the answer to that quest. From those pictures, he has created an online memorial on his Facebook page. There in cyberspace, Mr. Cebar has found solace and community, the equivalent of a formal religious ritual, like a wake or shiva or a memorial service. “I’d been in a fog, trying to figure out how to process her death,” said Mr. Cebar, 55. “I knew it had some meaning to me. I thought these photos could in some way stand on their own. And then you hear from all these people in your life. Some are earnest. Some are playful. It was a comfort.” (via On Religion — In a New Ritual, Many Find Solace Online - NYTimes.com)

photographsonthebrain:

“When he found the photographs of his mother, it turns out, Mr. Cebar also found the answer to that quest. From those pictures, he has created an online memorial on his Facebook page. There in cyberspace, Mr. Cebar has found solace and community, the equivalent of a formal religious ritual, like a wake or shiva or a memorial service.

“I’d been in a fog, trying to figure out how to process her death,” said Mr. Cebar, 55. “I knew it had some meaning to me. I thought these photos could in some way stand on their own. And then you hear from all these people in your life. Some are earnest. Some are playful. It was a comfort.”

(via On Religion — In a New Ritual, Many Find Solace Online - NYTimes.com)


(via photographsonthebrain)

Notes:

  1. good-vibes-always reblogged this from photographsonthebrain
  2. ninaperlman reblogged this from photographsonthebrain
  3. photographsonthebrain posted this