memories

Today, in psych class, I learned that people's memories in fact, are subject to change.

People change or distort their memories based on what other people might tell them, or what they prefer to have happened.

Our teacher asked us today, "If you could go traveling anywhere, for as long as you wanted, without worrying about any expenses, would you go with one exception?" This exception was that you would have no memory of your trip.

This scared me, to be honest. Not being able to remember your experiences? Sure, we all have things we'd love to forget, but the benefits of having a memory are so much more precious.

Also, I was wondering, since people can distort their memories, basically, you can create any life you wish to have lived...