My thoughts on a memorials are very positive. Even if the event that happened that created to memorial was tragic or depressing, it gives remembrance of those involved in the event. And memorials will always remind people of all the things that a person or people did to deserve a memorial after them. In some cases, Memorials can be for things that are saddening, or maybe even something great that happened and people will never forget thanks to that memorial.
Memorials also give great history in remembering things that could’ve happened before you were born. They can give you a visual on how things were at the time of the event. I personally enjoy looking at memorials to remember all things that happened in the past