Problem of Memory

PROBLEM OF MEMORY a goat and sheep. I added that I knew many people who had lost their memory because of illness in old age. Their condition was such that they could neither speak anything nor recognise anyone. They lived in this way in a state of helplessness for a few years and then died. The right way of thinking in the above matter is that instead of wiping out their memory, one should try to transform one’s bitter memories into happy memories. For instance, suppose a person owes some money to somebody and is unable to repay his loan, and because he constantly remembers this, he is in deep sadness. The right method for this person is to distinguish the loan from the sorrow of being presently unable to pay it. Of course, he should make efforts to repay the loan, but he should not be obsessed with it to the point that he becomes overwhelmed by sorrow about it. He should recognise that the problem of mental tension would be more severe than the problem of his debt. If the problem of debt is just a problem, mental tension is a sort of mental suicide. By right thinking, one should save oneself from the foolishness of converting a relatively small problem into a big problem for oneself.