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random access memory I forget who it was who told me, some time ago, that our brains are like computers in that there is only so much space to store our memories. Which explains why I can only access fragments of my childhood. New memories of the present replace memories of the past. The problem is you have no control over which memories you'd like to hold onto, and which ones you'd rather do without. Now that I'm nearing my forties I am starting to feel that my brain may need an upgrade. If I don't get enough sleep, which is more often than not these days since my baby is still not sleeping through the night, I find myself going to brush my teeth with the deoderant or putting the orange juice away in the pantry. YIKES. What will it be when I'm in my eighties? I'm thinking I may need a RAM (Random Access Memory) upgrade. Afterall, a RAM upgrade can greatly extend the lifespan of a computer. I wonder if we'll ever see the day when you can go in and get your brain upgraded. Can you imagine? "Yes, I'd like an extra 100 gigibytes please and while you're at it can you refresh my RAM? I'd really like to be able to access random memories from my childhood." I was thinking about my mother yesterday and it really pissed me off that I could no longer remember the sound of her laughter. Or that I had no memory of her reading me my favorite book (what WAS my favorite book?) and tucking me into bed. Why is it that most of my memories are of her illness. How unfair. I wonder what memories of his childhood my son will recall in later years. It just seems so unfair that he won't remember any of our playful exchanges at this early age. It is likely, in fact that his first memory may be a time in his life that me or his dad let him down, or reprimanded him, or made him eat his peas, or didn't let him stay the night at the neighbors house (because the neighbor was, in our opinion, a bit shady). Why do some people have so many more memories of their childhood than others. What is your earliest memory? Now that's random.
chaos the javelina hunter - 2008-05-04 09:13:28 |
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