--- In [email protected], ffia1120 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am wondering if he just got confused about the years? I am > not making excuses for him, but I know how I have to stop and > think, "OK, in '84 I graduated from MUM. Now did I move to DC > in'85, or was that '86? And what year did I work as a Ayurvdic > tech in FF - was that 86 or 87? And when did I pursue my graduate > degree -- '89 or 90? I really have to stop and think it through. > The Deepak I knew 20+ years ago was not a liar by any stretch > of the imagination. But, who knows, maybe it's a combination > of forgetfulness/confusion, or his ego has gotten in the > way and he is embellishing his memories a bit.
Just as a reality check ( or, given the source, an unreality check :-), I'm the same way about time. I could no more tell you the exact year that something important happened in my life than I could tell you who Lakshmi was sleeping with during a particular kalpa. For me it's not an age thang. I've always been like this. I have *never* been able to remember a particular calendar year and associate it with other memories. Being somewhat of a music freak, I tell "subjective time" via music. What album was current when such-and-such happened...that sorta thang. For example, I could not tell you on a bet what year I met my first really serious girlfriend and lost it heavily over her, but I can without a moment's hesitation tell you which albums formed the "soundtrack" of that period. ( The album was "Aftermath," which if you know it should give you a clue as to how well that particular affair turned out. :-) Some people think in terms of calendar years, and can relate those calendar years to the events of their lives. But what if you were a student for decades? Academic years don't follow calendar years. So you'd have to remember, "Such and such happened in academic year '66-67," and really, who's got the fuckin' time? It happened when "Aftermath" was hot on the radio and in all the stores and in every living room I ever entered. You'd walk into a party and Paint It Black would be playing. You'd get bored with that party and go to the next one and Stupid Girl would be play- ing. Then, at the next party, Lady Jane, and at the next one, Under My Thumb. Calendar years? Where's the value in recollecting your life that way? But when the recollection has a soundtrack, and a cool one? Magic. And if that doesn't make you feel better, remember that age-related memory loss is just nature's way of saying, "Be here now." To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
