Our Memories

There are those who would give anything just to have one moment of recall. But they cannot, because of sickness. Our hearts cry out for these, and may we always treasure the gift of sweet memories. Memories. Don’t let them catch you unprepared and unable to deal with them properly. They have been with us for a lifetime; some of which are good and others not so much. If our memories have not been delightful, they could have us saying, “Did I do that?” For some, they may be so painful that attempts are made to deny them. Some of us drug and drink them away, but they refuse to be dismissed. When a very young man, I attempted a trip on a snowy and icy road, and didn’t get very far. Not only were the roads bad, but my tires were shamefully worn. Within a mile of my home, a tire blew, the vehicle flipped, and landed in a ditch. The vehicle sustained minor damage, and I was unscratched, but totally embarrassed. Each time my memory serve up this incident, it is one of those, “I can’t believe it”. The disbelief is not that I came out free of injury, but that I foolishly attempted such a drive. This is one memory I would like to send to the ‘no recall zone’, but I can’t. It wasn’t a dream, nor a nightmare, but a once upon a time live event. My memory! These kinds of “Say it ain’t so moments” may go into the recycle bin, but you can’t delete them, and they literally refuse to be sent into some black hole. Like computer data, it is stored as memory; but it has limited storage capacity. But our brain has more memory capacity than we could ever use. Memories! You gotta love em! 05232015 PS Contest, Mid October Premiere, Brian Strand