Memory

Memory is this strange thing indeed.. There are things about it that are mystifying.
I am not talking about by-rote memory, I am talking about memories of our experiences.. Those shadows of thought that linger on.. And surface at the most unexpected times, in such a way as to shock you!

The way you look a particular day, the way you have spread what you are going to wear on your bed, a certain smell - all these are small day to day things that spark off a hyperlink somewhere in your head.. Until that point you would not even be aware of such an association! There are more 'normal' things that spark off memory - places (restaurants, coffee shops, an item on the menu), dates, things..

So what forms such hyperlinks? Strong feeling? Attraction to someone? Is there any logic to it at all? Or is it just a sea of unformed thoughts, of things that have not been consciously put into perspective but still exist, wallowing in the deep recesses of the mind?

Sigh.. Strange indeed is memory.. I dont understand it.. I dont even know if I want to understand it.. Beats me!