I think it is common for us to wish the bad things away while somehow not losing the good. We want forgetfulness on the one hand, and eternal rememberance on the other. I recently wrote this song, which expressed the desire for remembrance: Book of Memory (P. Erlandson, 2011) Frozen moments, sparks were flashing, Smiles that pierced me to the core. But I'm nothing to you now, and Never shall be any more. All you taught me is forgotten, All I taught you, gone the same. All that's left is endless sorrow, Every time I hear your name. But in God's own book of memory, Everything we vowed, still true. Nothing can erase our chapter; God remembers I loved you. All our days of secret sharing, All our times of joyous prayer. All our highest hopes and fancies, Faithfully recorded there. Each is captured, none forgotten, Like a jewel of great price. Every promise, kept unbroken, Every act of sacrifice. There in God's own book of memory, Still we live beyond the pain. All our ki...