Have you ever thought about your memories? There must be thousands of them if it were possible to count, but have you ever considered where they came from? Obviously, they came from something you experienced, but why do you remember certain happenings and not others? Memory is finite, if it was not, you would remember every single moment of your life, like what you at for a snack at 9 in the morning 923 days ago. I believe the sub-conscious is hard at work here. We do remember enjoyable moments along with the not so pleasant experiences we've survived. There are certain details that trigger the mental reconstruction of certain moments within our mental portrayal of reality. What influence do particular emotions for instance, lust, represent when discussing memory in relation to the sub-conscious? Lastly, why remember anything!?!
Where do these memories come from? As stated earlier, the obvious answer is from past experiences and doings by the individual, everyone has different memories. Friends may share a memory, but I'll bet its played out the same when comparing the two or three separate realities. We don't remember everything, but we do tend to remember moments that hold significance to us. I don't think this act is a conscious act. I've never said to myself "I'd better remember this moment" and then store in my mental file cabinet. If anything, I've often thought, "it'll be difficult to forget this" or "don't forget this". So, if we store memories and happenings sub-consciously, we must be attributing significance to these experiences, sub-consciously.
The importance of a memory isn't designated as something good or bad, at least as far as the sub-conscious mind is concerned. I'm pretty confident that everyone has played out and/or relived a "bad" memory in their mind, and oppositely the same with "good" memories. What I'm trying to say is, "we", the individual place a title on the past experience, the actual memory is neither good nor bad, it just IS. The sub-conscious has place significance on the happening for one reason or another, this designation could be almost anything, depending on the person and the experiences, this is irrelevant, the fact that a memory has been constructed is the important factor. This is important because we don't consciously create memories, I'm not going to say that it's beyond our control to do so, however, I think I can safely say that, as stated earlier, memory creation is not a conscious act, whether the circumstances be "good" or "bad".
Have you every related a memory to a location? an idea? a person? I'm willing to gamble so. All of these details serve as triggers that open up a mental file cabinet, that we associate people, places etc. with our memories and most likely our opinions of these details included in the memory. Perhaps a memory will aid in the reminding of why to go or not to go somewhere. Now an opinion has been formed, based solely on a memory or a series of experiences remembered by the individual. We remember sometimes the smallest things, and at times they trigger a memory to be played out within our mind, other times we sub-consciously associate these details with other significance. For example, what do you think of, when you think of the color red? I first think of a rose intuitively, upon further contemplation I secondly associate red with blood. Beginnings make me think of the number 1, and 9 to me, represents the end, finalization.
Why does the sub-conscious perform this action of remembering experiences? I would like to think that this action is a naturally occurring defense strategy, that has survived(for a reason) with humans through the process of evolution. This can be demonstrated even with the most primitive and simple examples, i.e. we all know that fire is hot and that we shouldn't touch it. Also, good memories can be very constructive, these are pleasant experiences that are retained by the individual. We like to reminisce and re-play these times out in our mind, like a film that we enjoy.
On the contrary, I'm curious if certain behavioral patterns are triggered by the sub-conscious. Can our actions be triggered by a sub-conscious spark? Would we participate during particular circumstances because our sub-conscious is "telling" us to? If a moment is significant, wouldn't we want to re-live that experience, instead of just simply, remembering it? I now have to ask, what is the most significant moment in your being? I can't answer for anyone but myself, but my answer to the last question would have to be my conception. Okay, we are animals, at least our bodies are, however we do experience lust, and sexual contact with humans is commonly practiced as leisurely activity, and most likely associated with pleasure. Unlike, most other animals, who use sexual practice for pro-creation solely, we humans typically enjoy the act of sex for pleasurable gratification and pro-creative purposes. So, if we hold on to memories as a way of reliving certain times in our existence, doesn't it make sense that humans partake in illicit sex for the purpose of recreating their conception? This is the sub-conscious taking control of the conscious action, something that, in my opinion, happens VERY often, but is rarely noticed or acknowledged.
I enjoy looking back and reflecting past experiences, especially with friends, it's interesting to find out what aspects you remember or don't compared to what someone else may have held onto. I think that sometimes don't spend enough partaking in memorable experiences however. There are many moments that I have forgotten, and many that I haven't. I know that I've got to make room for new ones, because instead of reliving past moments over and over again, I'd like to create new memories and take part in new experiences as often as possible. This doesn't me neglecting anything or anyone. What I'm simply saying is, keep your photographs, and take your pictures, but don't forget to enjoy the actual experience while it's happening. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but taking in the entire experience, the sights, smells, temperature, people and every other detail is PRICELESS.
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