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Posted on 09/02/2025 9:00:00 AM PDT by Red Badger
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Me too. I have vivid memories of the major events, such as the days when loved ones passed away. Also I remember exactly where I was when JFK was assassinated (on a Friday riding the bus from school and my mom telling me the moment I walked in the house), and the first moon landing. I also clearly remember when the Mets won the 1969 World Series
Great detective novel (apparently it was the first of a series so I need to read the subsequent ones now - if I can remember to do so):
https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Man-David-Baldacci/dp/1455559806
Amos Decker’s life changed forever—twice.
The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to play in the NFL. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field forever, and left him with an improbable side effect—he can forget nothing.
This is why war veterans do not talk about their experiences. WWII vets especially did not talk about it at all...........
“”This is why war veterans do not talk about their experiences. WWII vets especially did not talk about it at all...........””
My dad would only talk about to another vet. Never to me or my mother.
Yes, and Korea and Vietnam vets are the same way. If you weren’t there they don’t like to talk about it............
We think alike.
Henner was interviewed with about 6 other individuals who had this power. All but one seemed to embrace the power and that one woman hated it because the emotional recall of upsetting events never dimmed in her memory, the emotional wounds were always fresh and intense.
I read once that Marilu Henner remembers literally EVerything.
That would be torture, IMO.
My uncle passed at age 98. In WW II he was in the Army managing a shift in a uranium isotope separation plant at Oak Tidge, TN. Right after the war, he worked at Los Alamos machining plutonium for nuclear weapons. Shortly before he passed (just a few years ago,), I asked him about machining tolerances on those plutonium cores. He paused and thought, then said “I can’t tell you that — it’s classified.” His brain was like that to the end. He was remarkable.
You made me laugh out loud. Thank you. I needed that humor.
I have a brother like that. He can give you the date and in some cases the time at which he was involved in some activity.
He also has a superb ability for remembering historical dates, events, and figures.
My late mother and one of my deceased brothers were very good at remembering the names and the stories of historical figures.
I am good at memorizing, but I have to focus and concentrate.
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My sister is like that with emotional scars.
I learned that living in the present, not the past, is a very important tool for living a mostly happy life. Yes, there are events that are hard, but you have to learn to let them go when they cause turmoil.
Today is a gift. That’s why is called the PRESENT.
So true. Each day is a blessing.
Especially impressive are those who can remember 2 or 3 lives ago...
Bene Gesserit do it all the time!...............
**I learned that living in the present, not the past, is a very important tool for living a mostly happy life.**
I live in the present, and try to plan for the future, but now and then I don’t mind re-living great times of the past, such as meeting my wife one night (very impressed), and the first date the next night (permanently smitten).
Reliving pleasant memories can be a boost. Reliving traumatic experiences without resolving them only keeps you in a dark place.
Unfortunately for my sister, she relives her past traumas frequently, and yes, she is a depressed person. It’s hard to get her to snap out of it. She is the one who ultimately makes that choice. I cannot fix it for her.
Not surprising...the writer's background is Business Administration,
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