--- title: Promises, memory and keeping each other safe — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Promises, memory and keeping each other safe», a lesson of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Before he died, Grandad asked Ellie to look after his garden, and every week she waters his tomatoes: keeping a promi --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/) / Promises, memory and keeping each othe… # Promises, memory and keeping each other safe Lesson 79 of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school: 15 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/0/) — Before he died, Grandad asked Ellie to look after his garden, and every week she waters his tomatoes: keeping a promise to someone who has died is a way of honouring them and keeping their love alive, and families try to follow wishes like Sophie's nan's, to have her ashes scattered at the beach where she grew up. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/1/) — But honouring someone is not the same as being forced: if Lily no longer wants to learn piano, her mum's wish does not trap her; she can find her own ways to remember, because love is not about forcing. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/4/) — The most important rule in this lesson: if a friend says or writes that they wish they were dead, or that they don't want to be alive, tell an adult you trust straight away, even if the friend asked you to keep it secret; you can also call Childline on 0800 1111. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/5/) — Christians and people of every faith and none believe every life is precious, so telling is being a good friend, not a snitch. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/6/) — Keeping a promise to someone who has died is a way of honouring them. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/7/) — Families try hard to follow the wishes of someone who has died, such as where their ashes are scattered. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/8/) — You do not have to do everything a person who died wanted, especially if it makes you unhappy; you can honour them in your own way. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/9/) — If a friend says or writes that they wish they were dead, tell an adult you trust straight away. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/10/) — Do not keep it secret, even if your friend asks you to. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/11/) — Childline is a free helpline for children in the UK: 0800 1111. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/12/) — Telling an adult when a friend is in danger is being a good friend, not a snitch. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/13/) — Telling someone's stories keeps them alive in people's memories. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/14/) — Many families give a loved one's clothes to people who need them and keep a few special things. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/16/) — Making fun of someone's dead parent is cruel; tell a teacher straight away. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/18/) — Christians and people of all faiths and none believe every life is precious. - ← previous: [Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/) - next →: [Life and death: putting it all together](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together/) - ↑ back to [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/)