Create a memorial or tribute . Plant a tree or garden , or memorialize the person in some fitting way , such as running in a charity run or walk ( a breast cancer race , for example ) in honor of the lost loved one .
Not just to memorialize faceless dead , to mourn individuals who lived a culture and an ocean away , yet with whom we share a common humanity -- to stop for a moment and to imagine who they were as people .
This collateral is being overseen by the long now foundation of san francisco , which administers " long bets " set up by any competitors wanting to memorialize a gamble .
