Memories: High School Diploma and Life
Writing 121- Week 2
14, January, 2013
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to choose between losing all your old memories or never being able to make new ones? About 100,000 people per year experience amnesia. Amnesia is partial or total loss of memory. People with amnesia really go through this. However, people with amnesia do not have a choice in the matter. Furthermore, what if they did? The choice is hard. Most people would consider the possibilities and change their minds time after time. However, after considering a myriad of options, the choice rang clear to me. It seems to me, still being young, that losing all my old memories would be the best way, so I can still advance in life. Furthermore, losing all my old memories would have its pros like being able to advance in my life or even start fresh with a clean slate, but it also has disadvantages like not remembering who I was, or even being able to do simple day to day tasks at first. On the one hand, being able to advance in my life is the most important thing to me. I am still fairly young and have not been able to do many things. I literally have almost my whole life ahead of me. Choosing to lose all my old memories to advance in life would mean that I still have a shot at fulfilling my dreams. Even though I wouldn’t remember what my old dreams were, I can create new ones and still live the happy life I always wanted for myself. Also, starting off with a clean slate can also be a really great thing. I could be anything I wanted a fighter, a lover, or maybe even a better friend. The bad memories that I have had would no longer be there to hurt and haunt me. Losing my old memories would be like the gateway to forgiveness in finding forgiveness in myself, and those around me.
On the other hand, losing my memories does have disadvantages. I would no longer know how to walk or talk; I would essentially be a full grown baby. My family would have to reteach me simple daily tasks, and
14, January, 2013
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to choose between losing all your old memories or never being able to make new ones? About 100,000 people per year experience amnesia. Amnesia is partial or total loss of memory. People with amnesia really go through this. However, people with amnesia do not have a choice in the matter. Furthermore, what if they did? The choice is hard. Most people would consider the possibilities and change their minds time after time. However, after considering a myriad of options, the choice rang clear to me. It seems to me, still being young, that losing all my old memories would be the best way, so I can still advance in life. Furthermore, losing all my old memories would have its pros like being able to advance in my life or even start fresh with a clean slate, but it also has disadvantages like not remembering who I was, or even being able to do simple day to day tasks at first. On the one hand, being able to advance in my life is the most important thing to me. I am still fairly young and have not been able to do many things. I literally have almost my whole life ahead of me. Choosing to lose all my old memories to advance in life would mean that I still have a shot at fulfilling my dreams. Even though I wouldn’t remember what my old dreams were, I can create new ones and still live the happy life I always wanted for myself. Also, starting off with a clean slate can also be a really great thing. I could be anything I wanted a fighter, a lover, or maybe even a better friend. The bad memories that I have had would no longer be there to hurt and haunt me. Losing my old memories would be like the gateway to forgiveness in finding forgiveness in myself, and those around me.
On the other hand, losing my memories does have disadvantages. I would no longer know how to walk or talk; I would essentially be a full grown baby. My family would have to reteach me simple daily tasks, and