I recently got a present from a friend, not one of those presents that lasts forever or anything that other people could appreciate. But those presents are always the best, because it means something to you personally.
It wasn't extravagant, it just meant something to me, because of all the memories we shared around it. It made me think about how I had associated this with that person, so now whenever I see it I can't help but smile. It really made me think that everyone must have these- everyday objects that most people see as boring or simple, but for you they mean so much more. They remind you of all the times spent together, and it just made me think about how we make connections in our brains about that person and object.
For me if I smell freshly cut grass I think about the spring, and then spring time links with Easter... It just made me think about how our brains connected everything together to make a easier link between each set time frame or event. It made it feel surreal that I could remember everything in so much more detail just because I could see that object. It all came flooding back, and it felt nice to feel like you were closer to that person.
I guess it just surprised me to think how many memories I have had with that person, and it was nice to feel closer.
Just one of those eye opening things that surprised me to think that there was more to what I originally remembered.
Ellie.
It wasn't extravagant, it just meant something to me, because of all the memories we shared around it. It made me think about how I had associated this with that person, so now whenever I see it I can't help but smile. It really made me think that everyone must have these- everyday objects that most people see as boring or simple, but for you they mean so much more. They remind you of all the times spent together, and it just made me think about how we make connections in our brains about that person and object.
For me if I smell freshly cut grass I think about the spring, and then spring time links with Easter... It just made me think about how our brains connected everything together to make a easier link between each set time frame or event. It made it feel surreal that I could remember everything in so much more detail just because I could see that object. It all came flooding back, and it felt nice to feel like you were closer to that person.
I guess it just surprised me to think how many memories I have had with that person, and it was nice to feel closer.
Just one of those eye opening things that surprised me to think that there was more to what I originally remembered.
Ellie.
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