It's odd to think that one might form some emotional attachment to what is essentially a corpse in another form, however each to his or her own, I suppose.
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I personally think its the concept that builds inside someone's head when that person is alive that they have a soul all along, and that when they die, a piece of this soul, or a piece of the person still remains with them, so its just like having them alive clinging to your hand .
Not sure if that makes much sense...