day no. 15,089: the democracy of the dead

Proverbs 22:28
Do not move the ancient landmark that your fathers have set.

Proverbs 23:10-11
Do not move an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless,
for their Redeemer is strong; he will plead their cause against you.

"Tradition means giving a vote to most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about. All democrats object to men being disqualified by the accident of birth; tradition objects to their being disqualified by the accident of death. Democracy tells us not to neglect a good man’s opinion, even if he is our groom; tradition asks us not to neglect a good man’s opinion, even if he is our father.” - G.K. Chesterton

Do the dead get a seat at the table or not?
Do the traditions of our forefathers matter enough to allow them a turn to speak?
And if they do get a seat and chance to speak, how much weight do their words hold?
How much gravity do their governing principles gain for them in present discussion?
Do you give the dead a place in your personal decision making?
If so, how much say do they get?
Are you able to dismiss their landmarks without considering why they put them where they did and why they put anything anywhere at all?

Do not be too quick to dismiss something that meant something to someone just because they happen to be deceased. Moving landmarks is not to be avoided without exception, but it should be an exception nevertheless.