Memory

By definition a memory is the power of retaining and recalling a past experience. Memories are what link the present to the past. Since the past can never be relived, a memory allows us to relive a short period of the past in our minds, wether good or bad. The smell of a certain perfume or a candle can trigger a person to recall something that had happened to them in the past. Tasting a delicious food can bring someone back to as far as their childhood, and the way something feels can also trigger the mind to recall an earlier time period. Listening to a song or seeing an old friend also generates a memory. A memory can be so vivid somtimes that it prompts an emotion, either joyful or depressing. It is amazing to see how our five senses can awaken our minds to relive a time period.