When the
subject comes up about memory, I have said many times over,”
that my memory is like match on fire, up in flames and out like
a light”. Even had many over the years
agree with me. We all have made note of a memory of a
goldfish.. 30 seconds… and
all the other funny things we say to cover up our lapse of
memory… senior moment.. hell, senior week or year.. Yes, we have laughed about it.. all of us…
Some even question our
children and even grandchildren… asking them “What are you
going to do when you get my age, if you are having trouble
now?’
But I have
figured why this is happening… it comes under the title of “if
you don’t use it, you will lose it.” And
while a lot of us senior
citizens, as we are called, have had it a little better. The younger
group is having more problems with it.. it has to do to just
that… if you don’t use it, you will lose it.
Why do I say
that.. it is because of the fact we don’t use our
memory as
much as we had to depend on it in the past.
So I am
asking those over the age of 50… and especially those over the age
of 60…. How many of you could spout off the phone numbers
of your friend when you were in your teens and even 20’s?
How many numbers? 3 or 4? I am betting
you could remember all
of your close friends… and any number you called a lot. And
your phone did not keep those numbers for you. It was between you
or the phone book. Now you have a phone
and especially
cell phone,
that not only can dial the number for
you… without you even learning
that number. It even tells you who it is.. so you don’t have to
remember whose phone number is that on the caller id. Not only does
it dial it for you.. but the phone can even put the numbers in order of
who you call the most. So you don’t have
to go thru your list…
you just hit the #1 or #3 and it dials up the person you
put in that list
of speed dial. Some of us .. over 60 can
even tell you the phone
number of the house they grew up in(R28, which meant we were
the 28th R in the book), or former numbers you
had… or the house street number where they have not lived for
30 years.
How many of
you knew your license plate number on our car?
How many of
you know your Social Security number by heart? Or do you
just know the final 4 numbers that are asked the most?
And
appointments, be it doctor, lawyer, or where ever.. do you remember them…
or does your iphone, ipad, or what ever planner you have,
tell you.. Does it ring off or send you a message that your appointment
is coming up the next day? Or another one the morning of it…
Or does the office computer call your phone to remind you of that
appointment? Now, I do put up sticky notes
or the appt.
card on the
mirror in the bathroom. But I have been next to someone whose phone
goes off.. and had the person say, oh, that is my reminder I have appt.
this afternoon.
Remember when
you knew your car’s license plate number? And birthday’s?
How many of you can quote every birthday of all of your family members?
aunt’s, uncle’s and nephews, nieces, grandchildren, great grandchildren…
and throw in the mix .. all of your friends and even their children.
Believe it or not.. there were people
who knew them all.
WITHOUT a calendar,
or a birthday alarms reminders… I WAS one of them.
So it is no
wonder our memory is getting so bad.. we don’t use it, and we are losing
it.. Well, got to go, my birthday
reminder is telling me that I have 4 birthdays at
the end of the month, so got to go get cards.
But I do have to
tell you, I
do remember all of my children/ brother/ sister/husband, without prompting.. and
most of my grandchildren…. I have 20 so I think I might be forgiven..
But there is a lot of people who call/I call them, that I don’t remember their numbers
anymore.
So if I had to wing it… I would have to get the phone book out.. (or
look at my list that is near the phone book).
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