Memory

What exactly is memory? Sometimes we lose it completely; for some people it's perfect just the way it is. We know almost nothing about how it works, and going by one theory (I can't see it, so it mustn't exist), it isn't there at all! Our memories pass and fade with time, though some remain vivid, whilst others drain away within seconds.

We all have moments where we suddenly forget what the hell we're supposed to be doing and I (personally) find that retracing your steps doesn't help. I mean, if you can't remember what you were/are doing, are you likely to remember what you did before...and before that...and before that? The answer is yes and no. In fact, it's so varied that there may well be no answer.

Even though memory does exist, does that necessarily mean that the events inside it exist? Mostly, yes. The human mind is capable of many great things, and the human race prides itself on it's imagination and ambition.

This can cause an error, where we generate an event, so normal (or even so obscure, sometimes), that we might commit it as memory, and revisit it later, thinking that it actually happened. This can lead us into a sticky and/or somewhat puzzling situation. So there you have it; a wonder and downfall of the human mind...