When Being Immersed In Memories Means Losing Your Present
Living off memories means limiting yourself. The one who, in a certain way, does not take advantage of everyday life, does not make the most of his present and the experiences of the here and now … Life is not about remembering but about acting. We must not look back: we must move forward. Being stuck between the past and the future is like not living in the present.
Memories are an essential part of life. They are inevitable, whether good or bad. In a way, they represent a way of holding onto what we love, who we are and what we don’t want to lose. What made a deep impression on us.
Memories are deceptive because they are tainted by present day events and memory traps. The difference between fake memories and real memories is the same as between jewelry: fake ones are always the ones that appear to be the most real, the brightest.
The Spanish writer, screenwriter and director Ray Loriga said, in his book Tokyo does not love us anymore (Tokyo ya no nos quiere), something that scientists have noticed for a long time: “Memory is like the dumbest dog, you throw him a stick and he comes back with anything ”.
Life would be impossible if we remembered everything
Albert Einstein was once asked what he does when he has a new idea. For example, if he wrote it down on a piece of paper or in a special notebook. The scientist replied very clearly: “When I have a new idea, I don’t forget it”. And it is very true: when something strikes us, it is impossible to forget it.
We remember what is really important. What moves us. This thing activates in us the regions and the brain connections necessary for the preservation of this memory. The problem is that what we have to forget remains so deeply in our minds. Nothing holds a memory more intensely than the desire to lose it.
Psychology tells us that it is necessary to forget in order to keep the most important memories. At the end of the day, it’s possible that the Memory Dog isn’t that stupid: He doesn’t bring us back the stick we threw at him because we wanted to get something else back.
Memories are a scent that lasts
Pleasure is the flower that blooms when we live, work, act. By doing this, we are building our memory day by day. This memory will be the perfume that will last. The happiest memories are the moments that ended when they had to, without having to be stretched in time …
That’s why we don’t remember whole days but moments. We must therefore create new situations on a daily basis. The richness of life is in the memories we continue to build. Taking action all the time can seem complicated, especially if we are firmly established in our comfort zone. However, it is necessary to do this in order to live with intensity.
Even though we have a tangible physical body and perceive the world around us with all of our senses, we live a lot in our mind. It is still necessary to make a decision. We can spend our lives remembering our past and how it made us feel. Or, on the contrary, we can take control of our existence and, therefore, of our emotions. Only in this way will we be able to enjoy our life.
The key to living and not being immersed in our memories is to think, imagine and hope less. We have to accept what is, and nothing more. Live in the present moment, without letting ourselves be fooled by the traps of our mind.
In general, we always prepare to live but never live. But life should work the other way around.
Happiness is not in another place, it is there. He won’t come another time because he’s here now … Don’t forget that.
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