We want nice memories.
We want to laugh when we remember an event or smile when we remember a person. An event might be a funny event or a person might be a humorous person. And then we shift to another stream of thought which may be about what we are doing like fixing the door or sweeping the floor.
When we are with friends, we like to talk about the future or about the present. And then we talk about what happened in the past. We either laugh about what happened or talk about them with a sad feeling. We turn on the radio and we hear of bad news. Our day can start with bad news or memories and pretty soon things come one after another and we store information in our mind together with the feelings that go with them. After a few days or a few years, we retrieve the data and either the memories are nice or not so nice.
Are we in control of our memories? Or do memories control us?
Can we intentionally make good and nice memories? What do you say?
Please post your ideas. I will appreciate letting me know what you think.
