Why visit graves if the soul is no longer there?

Why do we continue to walk slowly through the paths of a cemetery, laying flowers, remaining silent, sometimes even weeping… when we know that our loved one is no longer there? Many ask themselves this question silently, without always daring to voice it. And yet, it is a profoundly human question. For visiting a grave is neither an automatic nor a meaningless gesture: it is an intimate act, laden with emotion, that speaks far more of the living than of those who have passed on.