In Famous ?

If we are in only ever really  in the moment of now, then why are we so consumed by the personalities and products of the past ?

Mozart for instance. His music is as vibrant and influential  upon the contemporary community and culture today ( if not more so), than ever in his own times.

Or for instance, the actions and thoughts of a 5th century BC prince of India, the Buddha; still resonate with us as if he were amongst us now; and to many, more so than their own living spiritual teachers !

There are so many examples of past personalities, the famous, and the infamous; that still have a virtual presence today, and yet we are well aware that they are not real.

So WHY do we involve them in our lives?

Do we want to be them ? Do we fear them ? 
If we were to count the number of these people (who we will never meet here in the now, and yet we carry their profile around with us everywhere we go); could it be that they would outnumber those that we have and will meet in reality? What does that say about us?