Questioning Everything

Question:

   "If you could spend one year in perfect happiness but afterward would remember nothing of the experience would you do so?  If not, why not?"


Answer:

  Absolutely not.  People grow from their experiences, whether they be good or bad.  If you cannot remember what happened, then what is the point?  Sure, it would be fantastic while you lived it, but you would gain absolutely nothing as a result.  One of the great things about happy memories are the comfort they give you, even in times of great strife.  They remind you that good things happen- that there is beauty and hope in the world.  If I cannot remember that, then did it ever really exist in the first place? 







*This question was taken from "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock