Last night on "60 Minutes," Andy Rooney was lamenting about his discriminating memory. Over the years, he had saved many documents and objects in cardboard boxes and wooden cases. But because he does not remember the reasons why he saves these items, he has seldom gone back to the letters and articles that he has saved in different receptacles. He also does not remember many happy things happened in his life. But he has no trouble recounting the bad experiences he has had in the past.
And Mr. Rooney is not alone in this predicament.
Many of us also had glutted our storage space with tons of useless objects and papers.
With respect to our personal memory banks, we do remember the bad occasions more often than the good ones. Somehow we tend to emphasize the bad times we have had but most likely to overlook the jolly ones. Maybe this is one of the reasons why many of us are living in a very unhappy life. Granted, when bad luck strikes us, the devastating and hurtful after shock can stay with us forever.
Once again, Mr. Rooney has something for me to ponder about. - Ayee
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