Memories

"Memories are powerful. They can give you comapny when alone and leave you alone even in a crowd."

Seems just like a quote straight out of a greeting card. But then its true. Having experienced both of these, I am pretty certain that its true. If you don't beleive me then check out Harry Potter use them in fighting the Dementors. Jokes apart, why are memories more powerful, especially the ones that are bad. For example, if you are chased by a dog once, then you can be rest assured that you would remember it for a long long time to come. On the other hand good memories are also kind of lingering in their own way. But in honest truth, I believe that memories tend to linger longer that one realises and many actions/reactions and feelings are governed by our memories of any previous encounter with any object/situation. Hence the adage, one bitten twice shy.

But what to do about people who are like hopeless. who are like irreparably damaged and for whom memories form the last thread of hope left and to which they cling as close and hard as they would to their own life. Then the memories both good and bad are a prison from which there is no escape. After all where does one escape from themselves? At these times it would be nice to have selective amnesia. :-p

I really dont know what I am writing and in all honesty, I do not care.