Thought~Byte No. 37
Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank.
(The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)
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Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.
In the end, it is the person you become, not the things you have achieved, that is the most important.
Me too, Vivian. Doesn't leave much space for others, does it? :)
Can't argue with that, Wassners. Thanks.
Julie, when those connections arise it's often a signal to dwell on it a little longer.
As for funny, Bytes aren't intended to be funny. The humor is there to make the underlying message more digestible.
No guess about it, Jan. They are — and they will change over time as they are reconstructed every time you think of them. Memories are not ditial but analog.
Thanks, John. I didn't feel it was my place to point that out.
I guess that means the events weren't "the same" for each of them even at the time.
"Selective memory is an amazing protecter at times."
Protection is definitely a key aspect to this Byte, Ruth.
Aha! Also true, Bert and another facet to this Byte. Thanks.
Good idea, Jenn. There's nothing back there anyway, except memories of what you believe happened.
Never did and never will, Patricia. The irony when people argue over "what happened" is that, usually, both are wrong.
Thanks.
It would be interesting to consider how that shapes what and how we choose to remember.
Thanks.
Him too? What an amazing coincidence.
LOL, Beaker. Never heard that before. Thanks.
It's the meds, Arlene. I promise you :)
LOL, Elizabeth.
Maybe that's how ESP works.
which, I gather, is not an uncommon occurrence.
I find, Nana, as I get older my memories naturally cluster than way.
(There is some scientific research that backs that up as well).
Robert, think of yourself as a rich tableau, a Renaissance man. If you look back you can blame. If you look only forward you can walk with the confidence of a wide range of experience. ALL your history is an asset going forward.
True, Randall, and some of those things may not have actually happened, or happened the way we chose to remember — and it doesn't matter.
Some days my memory dose not work so good ;0)
Thought provoking....
I take no responsibility for my false memories. :-)
I thinks that's what I said, Larry. More elegantly perhaps :)
Of course you are right, Beth. That is a special case.
Sometimes, KD. Good point.
It is also the way the brain works, reconstructing a memory every time it thinks of it.
Oh well, back to the drawing board.
How'd you catch him?
Then apply that technique to yourself ...
I look at the evidence and my "memory" and take the one I like best :)
Rest easy
Or, as we like to say in the trade, you are enhanced.