In the 16th century, an educator and philosopher of English origin lived and successfully worked, who was interested in politics and influenced, or rather, made a significant contribution to the writing of the American Declaration of Independence. His name is John Locke. So, this wise and educated man once said: "Memory is a copper board covered with letters that time imperceptibly smoothes out, if sometimes it is not renewed with a chisel."
I would like to start today's article with this quotation about memory, because the whole story will be devoted to aphorisms, sayings, winged expressions both about memory in general and about its specific aspects: about war, parents, love. The statement of the philosopher is remembered for four and a half centuries. This is an indicator that he got to the very point when he formulated it.
The memory of the Great Patriotic War must live, otherwise everything was in vain
The heroic feat of the entire Soviet army and each soldier individually is undeniable, therefore we, the descendants, simply have no right to forget it. Millions of ruined lives that the war took and wiped their tracks from the face of the earth, like an eraser in the picture. The same number of broken destinies of those who were born and lived at that difficult time. They won freedom for us and a happy sky above our heads.
We must remember this, because every morning, waking up in our comfortable beds, we will find beautiful weather outside and a calm life. On the day of the celebration of the anniversary of the Victory over fascism, on the streets of Russian cities you can see cars decorated with St. George ribbons, and on some even inscribed on glass inscriptions: "Thank you grandfather for the Victory!" This is a quote about the memory of the feat of our soldiers, taken from the eponymous poem by Ed Wild.
While your parents are alive, you're still a child
Everyone on this earth dreams of never knowing the bitterness of loss and loss. But, unfortunately, this is not possible. Nature has twisted the cycle of life, and it is not for us to stop it. The departure of loved ones pushed many poets, and even those who had never been involved in writing, to write lines that pierced to the depths of their souls, which later became either masterpieces of poetry or seized upon aphorisms.
Among the quotes devoted to memory about mother, father, and other people most beloved in the world, I would like to note this: “It largely depends on us whether the deceased live in our memories or not.” These words came from the pen of the French philosopher Gabriel Honore Marcel, who lived in the 18th century. Much water has flowed from those times, but everything remains the same: the parents' memory continues in their children, and as long as the memories live, loved ones are alive in their hearts.
What you remember remains and what is forgotten is stored in the very depths
Why are some moments of our lives forgotten, while others always remain in our memory distinctly and in great detail? Who decides what to store and what information to erase? In the scientific world, there is a well-grounded answer to such questions: the more often a person recalls an event or incident from his life, the clearer the pictures that pop up in his head will be. And, on the contrary, if you think little about the situation, then it will gradually be erased from the brain completely. Again, a quote about the memory of the ancient philosopher Cicero is very appropriate here: "Memory weakens if you do not exercise it."
