2006-12-29 15:29:26 · 28 answers · asked by Ashley 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
As much as I would like to agree with everyone on here and not want to erase bad memories, I say YES! I would love to erase them. If I am a different person because of it then I would hope to be a much more stable person emotionally. We have to remember that everyone has a story and everyone's story is different. Bad Memory to me = traumatic experiences that I wouldn't even want to share with my best friend. Bad memories to others may be the divorce of their parent's or not making cheer leading squad or a car accident or break-ups, so I guess it depends on the degree of pain the bad memory brought you. Again I say yes! Take the bad memories away and I bet I would be just as successful if not more without them. I don't see how they have assisted me other then leading me into horrible relationships, emotional problem;s, anxiety, etc. Good question. Darn you! '-)
2006-12-29 15:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because in order to grow and learn about life, you need bad experiences that become memories. BUT, IF I COULD EXTRACT THE EMOTIONAL PAIN that went along with some bad experiences and retain the "lesson learned" from it, that would be the best outcome. I'd do it in a heartbeat!
The moment I recall a bad experience, it is the sting or pain of the feeling of that memory that I would be very glad to erase. What the bad memory does do in a
positive way is to safeguard against repeating the same foolish mistake, hopefully. If the memory stems from a random incident, well, I don't think you learn much from one of those. Hopefully, dumb luck balances those random curve balls out.
The problem is, bad memories just seem to hang around like a recurriing dream does. They can interfere with your present life. If they inhibit some of the adventurous stuff in life, then they are no longer just memories but a kind of living entity. That is the power and the danger of bad memories. I guess I'd like to be able to wipe out whatever residual inhibitions the bad memory created in present day living.
2006-12-29 15:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by Margo 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As much as I would want, I think I would do more harm to myself than good because my personality is the result of both good and bad memories and if I would just erase the bad ones then I would just be a complete chaos because I couldn't exist with only good memories which are also few.
2006-12-30 12:45:32 · answer #3 · answered by Faust 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a bad memory may only be a matter or perception at a given time, also do not all our memories create taht which we are, if you were able to erase them wouldnt this have an adverse affect on our good memories Nietszche wrote good and evil, read that, teh dichotomy is such that we cant have one without the other, if you erase all you "bad" memoreis then you are left with only " good" memories but since we have a perception of what bad is some of the only good memories taht are left wil therfore become bad,a nd we will eb in a viscious cycle where we could eventually erase all our memories, i would change nothin in my life, my life cant be perfect, tahts what makes me human
2006-12-29 16:15:26 · answer #4 · answered by cav 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To answer your question directly, I would say not every bad memory, no. I would like to erase some of the worst ones; you know, the kind that when they cross your mind, you just shiver all over. If I could erase doing things that I had control over that were the cause of bad memories, I would love to. However, that is not really your question. We learn from our mistakes. Our bad memories remind us of some of the results we could face if our mind didn't retain the bad stuff.
2006-12-29 15:38:39 · answer #5 · answered by raven dismukes 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Memories are neither good nor bad. Bad memories are memories of "bad" experiences. No, I would not wish to erase all bad experiences from my memory bank. Bad experiences are good teaching aids. Happiness comes from success and that comes from good practice and that comes from good experience and that comes from bad experience! Because, experience is not making the same mistake a second time. If we do not remember bad experiences we will not learn and very likely will keep on making the same mistakes again and again.
2006-12-29 15:49:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. Even the bad memories have made me the person I am today. I learned compassion from watching my alchoholic brother destroy his life. I also make sure to show my children that I love them and that they have value, because I had a father that was very cold toward me. The bad memories need to be there to make the good memories special. Even though we don't enjoy thinking back on them, they do make us stronger and better equiped to help someone else. Bad moments in our lives help us reach out to others and/or to God.
2006-12-29 16:04:09 · answer #7 · answered by chatter 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No I wouls not erase every bad memory because without the bad you can't really appreciate the good that life has to offer.
2006-12-29 15:36:52 · answer #8 · answered by wlfbelcher 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. They've made me who I am. Usually the bad memories are lessons of some sort. Things I needed to learn. Without them, I'd be missing out on discovering what life is, what love is, who I am etc. It is through difficulty that you develop character. It is through great pain that an oyster creates a pearl. My best songs, poems & works of art came from a place of sorrow, from the disappointments & painful experiences of life. As they say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I would not be as strong as I am now had I not been tested and toughened through trials.
2006-12-29 15:58:10 · answer #9 · answered by amp 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That is a tough question, because good bad or indifferent your memories and past makes you and your character what you are today. But I achieve that by convienently thinking of happy things and not to suppress the bad but to not dwell on it. Personally I faced all those demons as they came and defeated most of them but still some linger, but my pain is also who I am so I would say no. Just smile and push forward. happy new year.
2006-12-29 16:04:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋