[Geordi nods along. He's not entirely surprised Data understands that, but he's oddly proud to hear it. Emotions weren't always the easiest thing for Data to compute, so to speak.] That's exactly right. I mean, it'll hurt, but that's because there are so many good things to miss.
We all know what it's like to lose someone, Data. It's part of the human experience you want. But if it helps... even though it's hard at first, as time passes you'll be able to remember the good things without it hurting so much. I promise. In order to get to that part, though, you have to go through the hard stuff. The longer you put it off, the longer it'll take to get through. [A lesson he learned with the loss of his mother. He couldn't deal with his feelings until he could accept she was really gone.]
[Gently, he pats his friend on the arm.] Why don't you turn it on? I'm not going anywhere.