The power of the memory
None of the living creatures has such a power of recollection like the human being
possesses. The ability to remember so many things makes our life richer. We can remember
facts, events, and people even sounds, smells and tastes that had a great effect on us and made a
permanent sign in our memory. Remembrances are the stage between the past and the present
and sometimes we live in a world of memories cultivate our notions of someone or
something. Sometimes we idealize memories that we can lose our objectivity and realism.
We keep memories hoping that someday we will have chance and opportunity to discover and
experience them all over again. However, even we have second occasion, we can experience
more disappointment than joy.
That happened to the author of story "Return to Vietnam" Elsa Arnett. She wrote
about her memorable experiences when she returned to her native country, after thirty-three
years. This place awaken memories from her childhood. She described her expectation when
she saw the tofu custard. After so many years she still remembered the taste of her favorite
dessert, but when she had chance to taste the tofu custard again, she was greatly disappointed. It
did not taste the same to her anymore.
Compare my experience with Elsa Arnett's I would like to write story about a person
very important in my memory. Her name is Kate, and I do not remember even when she exactly
appeared in my life, probably it was in the kindergarten yet, but from first sight, from first
moment we knew that our friendship would last forever. We used to spend a lot of time
together; she became my best friend, my soul mate, almost like a sister. From my childhood to
almost adult life she always was a part of my life. I remember our never-ending conversations,
our dreams and goals that we hoped to re...