Memorials have always felt like the most painful and special aspects of Lumhaa. As some of you may know, part of Lumhaa’s origin lies with terminally ill children in India. I was working with them for a book I was writing to raise money for their treatment, and collecting their stories to make the book as authentic as I could. When some of those children passed away, I found glass jars at home, filled them with as many stories I could remember about the child, and shipped the jars to their families. And that’s how I created my first memory jars.

Lumhaa, of course, has come a long way from a first year college student filling handwritten memories in recycled achaar jars. But I’m still sorry you’re here, and sorrier that I have nothing to offer beyond empty platitudes like nobody is truly gone until they’re forgotten. But Lumhaa absolutely won’t let your loved one be forgotten. Ever. So make them a memory jar and capture their legacy. Make a living tribute to someone who is still here and remind them of their magnificence. Make yourself a tribute to remind yourself that you are loved. Because you are. And forever will be.