Have you noticed how you can recall certain events and things in lucid details, while some of the more important happenings may simply escape your memory? For instance, you may be able to remember the face of a business client, introduced just a couple of days back, and eludes you. You need to check the visiting card to remember his name, you may distinctly recall one particular holiday of your childhood, while a more recent one doesn’t pop up so easily in your mind.
Another example if the fact that most of us can remember evens the words yes by the person during a quarrel, years after the incident. We can remember the specific instances when someone rebuked us, insulted us or hurt us. We can usually remember these incidents because we want to remember them. We feel emotionally connected to those incidents. We love remembering the tragic times because we want to wallow in self-pity. We love recalling each and every movement of the special incident when we were given a special honor. These are just some of the examples of super memory and super recall.
Now the question remains that if we can do it for some incidents and events, why can’t we do it for all the events and incidents.
What is the reason for such laps? Why do we recall selectively? The reason is quit simple really. We tend to forget a person or an event just because we don’t make enough effort to remember them. This should convince you that if you can recall one incident, you could recall many others. This should also make you realize that we all are cap pale of remembering things if we make adequate efforts to remember them.
