Memories
Memories are an interesting thing. Why do certain ones stick with us while others stay no longer than a few moments? What about some story or fact catches our attention enough to store it in a place we consider important enough to recall anytime we want?
As I was talking with a friend today we got on the topic of our high school sports days. Ahhh, the memories. Most of my memories involve volleyball since that was the sport I was really focused on. It's funny which parts I remember, there arent many memories of specific moments, more just the overall picture of how much I enjoyed it. There are the few that stick out where I remember doing something well, and the few where I remember doing something ...umm not so well. I also remember the bus rides, the jokes, the lockeroom pranks, the horrible coaching, the goofy teamates and learning how to lead.
It's not like I sit around thinking "oh those were the days", it's just makes me think of who I am. In a way, I am the sum of my memories. What sort of identity would we have without memories? I once heard that a goldfish's memory is so short that after one swim around the bowl it has forgotten everything it started with, interesting. ..
posted by NJ Lawyer @ 7:40 PM
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Drew, I totally know what you mean about memories. They're really bizare. I'm constantly amazed by the fact that we can actually recall events that happened in the past. Isn't that crazy? How does our brain store such information?
About us being the sum of our memories...I think it might be more accurate that we are the sum of our expereinces, though I don't think I'd completely agree with that either. But I like that better because I know that I've experienced things that have affected me that I can't remember. Dunno, maybe I'm just a goldfish..
Yeah, i think experience might be a better word too (but it doesnt fit the blog as well). But it also depends on what you define as memory, memory doesnt have to mean things you remember, it could be everything stored from experience in us (whether conciously or not). So in way only those things we remember can affect us, even if we cant "recall" what it is doing it.
Hey, on the topic of memories... do you remember the time you mooned me at SA, I think it was my first year there?
I definitely agree with Gribbs... I can't remember much at all, but I know that it has affected me, especially from my childhood. Sometimes I get deja vu when I experience something again that I have forgotten. Who are you again?
Nate
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