There is a beautiful quote about coping and loss from the 19th-century Scottish poet Thomas Campbell. Some of you will recognize it. For others, I’ll pass it along:



“To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die.”



The line is from the poem “Hallowed Ground” and I found myself thinking about it last Thursday night after watching, of all things, a studio show about the NBA.



That night, TNT’s “Inside The NBA” paid homage to Ayesha Harrison-Jex, the 40-year-old sister of Shaquille O’Neal, who passed away after battling cancer for three years. What struck me — and I imagine many of the three million people who have seen the clip online — was the poignancy of the tribute. Host Ernie Johnson nearly broke down as he discussed the O’Neal family. Charles Barkley reflected on how Shaq’s mother, Lucille O’Neal, spent time with Barkley’s mother, Charcey Glenn, right...