Memory Gaps
"Man I just can not remember being there!"- my words
Recently my son sent me a picture from many years ago. In the picture I am sitting on a sofa and he is in my lap. Immediately I fell in love with the picture.
However, the picture became a giant puzzle for me. There were several elements in the picture that just did not make sense. His age at the time of the picture. Another one was the location of the picture. My dress was out of place also. Many, many more odd things about the picture. If I did not know better I would have bet that he used Photoshop to play a joke on me.
Unfortunately, the reality is that I have a memory gap. I usually have a great memory when shown photographs as to when and what was going on around the time frame when a picture was taken. Most often our minds abhor gaps in memory and they will fill them in automatically. But this time it is not happening. I just can not recall the time the picture it was taken and by whom.
This realization has made me confront the reality that my memory is just starting to fade away. The only was to remember things is to make the experience memorable and very vivid. Even then we could forget it over time.
Today's question is:
"Have you ever experienced a memory gap?"
"Man I just can not remember being there!"- my words
Recently my son sent me a picture from many years ago. In the picture I am sitting on a sofa and he is in my lap. Immediately I fell in love with the picture.
However, the picture became a giant puzzle for me. There were several elements in the picture that just did not make sense. His age at the time of the picture. Another one was the location of the picture. My dress was out of place also. Many, many more odd things about the picture. If I did not know better I would have bet that he used Photoshop to play a joke on me.
Unfortunately, the reality is that I have a memory gap. I usually have a great memory when shown photographs as to when and what was going on around the time frame when a picture was taken. Most often our minds abhor gaps in memory and they will fill them in automatically. But this time it is not happening. I just can not recall the time the picture it was taken and by whom.
This realization has made me confront the reality that my memory is just starting to fade away. The only was to remember things is to make the experience memorable and very vivid. Even then we could forget it over time.
Today's question is:
"Have you ever experienced a memory gap?"
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