Forever Fifty by Judith Viorst

Author:Judith Viorst
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2014-10-21T00:00:00+00:00

Eight Basic Facts about Memory

The fact that people don’t stop you when you ask them to stop

you if you’ve told them this story

Doesn’t mean that you haven’t told it before.

The fact that you’re only buying a couple of items at the store

Doesn’t mean that you don’t need to bring a list to the store.

The fact that you’ve put the passports in such a safe place that

they couldn’t possibly get lost

Doesn’t mean that you actually, currently know where they are.

The fact that you’ve parked your car carefully

Doesn’t mean, when the movie is over, that you will still recall

where you parked the car.

The fact that you rushed upstairs because there was something you

desperately needed in your closet

Doesn’t mean, once you get there, that you’ll recollect why

you came.

The fact that you’ve known a person for thirty-five years

Doesn’t mean, when you go to introduce him, that you can count on

remembering his name.

The fact that you said good-bye and walked out the door

Doesn’t mean that you won’t be back immediately in order to get

all the things you left behind.

And the fact that . . .

And the fact that . . .

And the fact that, the fact that, the fact that . . .

It’s slipped my mind.

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