cathyleo1983

We have all wished,at some time or other ,for a perfect memory.We want to be able to remember things in exact detail.It's too bad that we forget so much that we have learned in school and at home.How can we make a realisic opinion of ourselves if our recall of the past is neither accurate nor complete ?
      Perhaps you still think a perfect memory would be a good thing to have .Imagine,then,for a moment what it would be like to remember everything.each time you recalled the past,you would remember not only the jewls of experience but the worthless stones as well. Remeberingmight take hours instead of moments. The confusion in your mind might grow beyond your ability  to organnise it well. With a perfect  memory, you might also remember things that may be best forgotten.Would you  really want to recall every angry quarrel ,every mistake you've made ,every painful moment of your life ?How would total recall affect your relationships with family and friends?Could it be that the success of a close relationships dependa on a certain amount of forgetting? Could it be that self-confidenceship and optimism are only possible if we lock some bad memory in a back drawer of memory ,and stop thinking about them?If you keep all these things in mind,you can understand why a perfect memoryis notthe best type of memory to have.
   Like remembering,a certain degree of forgetting helps to lead a normal life.Where is the line between helpful forgetting and harmful forgetting?If you had the choice,what would you choose to remember more clearly,and what would you allow to disappear from your memory? Think about it.