I have never seen the Jim Carrey movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - the premise is that you could have the sad and regretful memories erased. What would that be like? When a song came on that was from your past and is linked to a sad time - like a break-up - would you remember the song but not the feelings? Would you only remember the good times from when that song played?
If you no longer have the sad/regretful memories will you be a different person? Is it the experiences we have or the memories of those experiences that make us who we are? For example,
- Your first true love, the feelings of being cherished, the sad break-up, the regrets of not doing things differently.
- Regrets for decisions made like going to a school, living in a city, not going out with someone.
- The wondering about What If? Would things be different if I had just made this one different decision?
Do these contribute more than just making you sad every time the memory comes up – every time the song is played?
Sometimes I would like to try the memory erase - I think it would make life easier.
Comments – Thoughts?
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***If your wondering what got me thinking - Taylor Swifts song Fifteen***
2 comments:
My goodness, you're quite the philosophical blogger these days aren't you? I say it's the experiences with the memories that makes you who you are. Without either, you wouldn't be the same. Sad as they may be, those memories had a part in who you are today. I wouldn't trade them for anything.
One of my favorite movies! Ever! I think because it addresses the question that everyone at some point in his/her life has had: What if. And I think most people have a memory that hurts so much that they really do wish that memory erase existed. But I think one of the prerequisites for becoming a stronger person is being able to live with the memories and being able to cherish them, good and bad, and then moving on, and I think that Eternal Sunshine illustrated that very poignantly. :)
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