Writer's Block: You must remember this

[spacefille]

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"How do memories influence the decisions you make? Is it better to embrace memories, even the painful ones, or cast them off?"

My memory is shabby at best. I’m nearly 30 and everything past a year ago becomes vague and interchangeable. It’s almost like I’ve given up on memory and left my subconscious to guide the way. Only large events stand out in my mind, and for the most part these are pleasant. But even the unpleasant memories get warped and changed after time.

My memory has done a good job at keeping core parts of me intact. When the rest of me seems vague and I am uncertain of who I am I can predict my reactions to certain stimuli based on previous reactions. For example I will probably always find thunder and rain comforting (as long as I’m snug inside a building), I will probably always be attracted to certain Robots and Aliens, even when I’m 82, I will probably always enjoy science fiction movies and/or TV, I will probably always cringe away from unexpected physical contact, and I will probably ALWAYS burst into tears if a spider gets killed in front of me.

Vague answer for a vague memory.

Comments

[lies-d.livejournal.com]

I'm totally the same way!

I used to fret about forgetting nearly everything about the books I've read after a period of about a year, even books I loved intensely, until I read an article in the Metro by someone who does the same thing. A lot of people do. I think it's even more specific to our generation - we're bombarded by so much information we can't possibly retain all of it for long.

Memory isn't reliable. There's even a Cracked.com article about it.

[spacefille.livejournal.com]

It's nice to know someone else has the same memory! lol, and yeah I'd agree on the generation thing... nothing gets committed to long term memory with all the information coming at you.

I liked the article. :)