Memory

We should cherish our memories and hold them close, like a mother holds her child close to her breast. Both the good and bad memories comprise our current state of being. Our past memories are intimately woven together to create the present. In the movie The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, two of the main characters erase their memory. Clemantine does so because she has become bored with her boyfriend, and Joel does so because he can’t bare the pain of losing his lover, who no longer even remembers him because her memory has first been erased. While Joel’s memory is being erased he realizes that he no longer wants his memories to be erased. He comes to the realization that it would be better to keep his memories, even if he can no longer be with his lover. Some memories may be painful because they remind of us of a lost friend or romantic relationship. They may be painful because they remind us of a deceased family member. Still, we must not seek to erase these memories. They should be reflected upon and become sources of hope in times of despair and despair in times of hope. In difficult times, we should reflect upon those memories which bring to life emotions of happiness and beauty so that we will have hope that the futre can improve. In the good times, we should reflect upon those memories which bring to life emotions of pain and loss so that we will not forget those who have affected us. Always remember.

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace how sweet the sound

That is saving a wretch like me

I once was found, but now I’m lost

Could see, but now I’m blind

Often, when we experience the divine, instead of seeing clearly, we leave blinded and lost, confused and dazed. Far from revelation, experiences with the divine often send us into the desert. The desert should not be feared though, for in the desert transformation occurs. Our beliefs are challenged and changed. In Scripture, when Paul has his Damasucs Road experience he is blinded. Many people who came into contact with Jesus in the narrative could see, but Paul was blinded when he encountered the divine. I think there is a deeper truth that can be extracted from this story when we view it from another level. Paul was a Jew. All his life he obeyed the Torah out of his love for God. Suddenly he was blinded in a metaphorical sense. All he had known and believed was challneged when he experienced the divine. He was blinded from the beliefs he held as absolute. I pray that I will be blinded.

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