Memory and Memories

In the soap opera of our lives, memories are episodes. The characters who starred in them are your family and friends--parents, spouse, children, siblings, also neighbors, coworkers, community members.. a wide range of people-from soulmates to mere aquaintances... The ultimate joy is to re-run those memories with them, one scene at a time.. To remember and to remind, to laugh and to lament, to wonder where the other people are now..

Memory is the ultimate gift.. Treasure it if you still have it. Write down your moments to cherish. Returning to a journal entry after a passage of time is an unexpected experience. You get a chance to revisit places, people and moments with a new perspective.

Life and aging takes its toll. Less for some, more for others..I cannot imagine how it feels to someone who cannot remember..especially when they have lived a full life-- and have to stand at the sidelines because they cannot take part. They cannot take part because they cannot remember. They cannot understand references, they feel lost, left-out and utterly helpless.

A slow fade-out of names, faces, events, and finally relationships is a cruel loss. I hope I am able to understand.