How is it that some of us have such feeble memories while some have memories so sharp that they are able to remember things which happened when they were like four or five years old?
Well, i happen to know someone who has a really awesome memory, who can recall things which happened in his childhood with such clarity you would not believe... Me.. i have a problem remembering names and places, directions and things to do, basically i have a "short term memory loss" :)
One of my cousins used to say that forgetfulness is just an excuse for people who do not pay much attention or who do not give much importance to things. She says that we do not forget the birthday of that someone special or the doctor's appointment that is scheduled for an important check-up. But this is not the case for me..
Memory is a tricky thing. There are times when i retell a story that i had heard and relate it as if it happened to me. There are times when i feign forgetfulness to get out of an unwanted situation. there are times when i fake that i remember someone when they re-introduce themselves to me when i am completely lost as to who they are.
Ahhh.. memory.. It can be a curse as well as a gift.. You just have to make it and mould it into something..
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