It is believed that memory is a synonym for the departed, the lost. According to this logic, memory fills a person’s consciousness with mirages and ghosts. But we undertake to convince the reader of the opposite: memories not only are directly related to reality, but also shape it. We will prove a similar controversial thesis in front of an amazed audience.
Value
Before talking about synonyms for “memory”, you need to define the word itself, as well as show its indispensability for the individual. And unexpected material will be brought in, but first the dictionary data:
- Mental reproduction of something preserved in memory.
- Notes or stories about the past.
In the dictionary we find two situations. The first says that a person can quietly, remember something with himself, and no one will ever know about these images. The second option reports that there are people whose memories are valuable, therefore they are processed by them (or by someone else) and take on a literary form.
We promised unexpected guests, right? I would like to refer to the story of Philip Dick “Remember everything” (one of the possible translations). Those who have not read the story can focus on a film with Arnold Schwarzenegger or a film (more recent) with Colin Farrell. The main character of the story F. Dick really belonged to the rebels. But he had no evidence other than memories. And they, these pictures of the past, shaped his life. But you could just be fiction. After the story of possible replacements, we will return to the topic of memory.
Synonyms
No matter how we relate to the past, we all need synonyms for the word “memories”:
- composition;
- book;
- notes
- memoirs;
- epics;
- Legends
- reminiscence.
If the reader protests against the "legends", then in vain. There is an opinion that legends are the same story, only in a bizarre manner encrypted. And legends are actually the only thread connecting us with our ancestors, so we decided to include them in the list of replacements.
The last word needs interpretation, we are talking about reminiscence:
- A vague memory.
- An echo, a reflection of the influence of someone’s creativity in a work of art.
Sometimes reminiscences in the second meaning are extremely difficult to recognize. For example, the very popular novel “The Master and Margarita” is literally filled with them. This can be read from Alexander Zerkalov.
Memories as a factor in the formation and awareness of self
Remember the famous Steve Jobs talk to students? When he said that at first life seemed to him desperately chaotic, and then, after some time, he saw a certain meaning in the line of his fate. And if he lost his memories, then what would happen?
A man does not know himself: his character crystallizes in the process of life. We can talk about ourselves only by going through trials. Passed - well done, did not pass - you need to somehow cope and change something. The era of reconstruction of the inner world is approaching.
The knowledge gained as a result of our ups and downs, we then allow to build not only ideas about ourselves, but it also serves as material for creating character as such. As a result of life experiments on us, we understand the limits of our capabilities, which means that we then live a little happier: we don’t take on too much and do not throw words into the wind. Handle the word “memory” carefully and carefully preserve pictures of the past. They are you.