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As I read this weeks portion of the book I tried to figure out why the old man could only remember useless things about the past but not the important things, the things that would answer questions about the past and determine the future. I thought maybe he blocked that part out of his memory because it was to traumatic to think about a time when he was "free". I thought maybe he was trained and brain washed to forget the memories that would answer questions. But then I came to the conclusion that it was just old age. I've seen first hand what old age can do to you're memory. It can alter you're memories, it can make up memories that never even happened. So what if he can't remember all the important things because he is just old. My final conclusion was that he didn't want to remember the pain of his past but at the same time he was having trouble remembering a time when he was actually "free". Memory is an extremely important thing, once you loose that you have lost all of the lessons you have learned, all the pain you have endured, all the joy you have felt, and all of the love you received. After you have lost you're memory what do you have left to live for?
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