Memory

Dear Lakshmi,

A very nice write-up on 'Memory'. Memory is a magical attribute of the human mind. Every person's memory is different. Some more capable than the other. Some memory can store vast variety of information while other looks deeper and stores the finest details. Some memory store in black and white, while other records the entire movie. It also depends on the type of information it stores, extreme emotions whether good or bad, are etched in the memory more like a movie, recorded scene by scene and remains afresh even after years. I also, think there is no hard delete to memory. Some memory long forgotten, suddenly pops up and catch us by surprise/shock. But, we can push the negative ones down and replace it with the positive ones, instead of brooding over it - It up to us to decide which ones we should store in the RAM and which ones we should lock in a hard drive folder.

Its really sad to read about the memory loss. As people age, like all other parts, the human brain also weakens and memory fades. Its interesting to note that, the memories stored when they were young would still remain strong and fresh, its only those which the older brain stores that tend to fade. My parents often remember with much clarity what happened during their childhood and adulthood, more than what happened the previous day!

And, thats a good one about the Media memory. When media has become a full-time business without any social responsibility, its only appropriate for them to conveniently forget things as it happens. Only the TRP matters.