I remember Memorial Days. What I remember most is the beginning of summer. Whether our parents liked it or not, we were going swimming this weekend. Some cold-ass water, but regardless our lives could not be complete without the act of kickstarting summer.
Memorial Day feels like any other Sunday for me. It's the most laid-back holiday that I used to get off from work. And there are good war movies on TV. I know what it's supposed to mean, so no need to get righteous.
Meghan said to me yesterday: "I want to think about the RV trip out here a lot, so I don't forget it."
Is the best way to keep from forgetting stuff to keep it on your mind more? Or is it to record it in words and images? Or is it to tell stories, teach people about the times you want to remember, good or bad.
I (We) don't do enough of any of these things.
Don't bother imagining World Peace or whirlled peas.
Imagine if everyone remembered everything.
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1 Coulter // May 31, 2006 at 6:06 pm
Memory is funny. It has been proven to be very inaccurate, and that is because it is supposed to be.
It’s purpose is to teach you what you need to pass along (via story-telling) and what you need to forget.
Your brain takes your experiences and then flushes out the story as needed to give it value. Then, you pass this along. It’s amazing!
When you remember, you remember what you NEED to remember. Nothing more, nothing less. It is the greatest tool for human survival, in that it’s how we have all learned not to touch a hot stove, how not to piss off a dinosaur, etc.
2 Vince LaVecchia // Jun 11, 2006 at 3:46 pm
If this is true, I NEED to remember more. Cause most days I feel like I don’t remember enough. But I am glad I don’t have to remember things that revolve around surviving dinosaur attacks and adding/ subtracting/ fractioning/ analyzing numbers. Both of those suck.
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