//beconfused

As I was returning back home late at night, I did a short cut and walked on grass which surface is rather uneven.

I unknowingly lay half of my left foot on a platformed ground and the other half of my foot is left with no support. My left foot twisted slightly. And immediately, there was a flash back of my previous ankle sprain experience. I could “see” images of me on the ground, not being able to move by myself. It’s quite scary.

I did not sprain my ankle today and was walking back rather relieved. The thing that interest me most is how amazing the brain is. I felt the image of my sprain delivered like a quick jolt. It almost seemed immediately.

Now that I’m back home resting, I still can’t help but to be amazed by how the mind works. The memory compartment of the brain never fails to intrigue me. Sometimes, I wonder what if one day I were to lose my memory and how would it be like.

Would I still recognize my parents? Would I remember the accident that cause me to be this way? And then I start to wonder how my memory can be returned to me.

It would require some sort of a trigger right? Tiny little actions that are picked up by the senses can trigger a piece of memory to return. It can be a collection of events, it can be a person I see. Or perhaps a spoken word even.

Such “memory triggers” is just amazing. And back to my point again - one day, if I were to lose my memory, I doubt I would have any feeling since I don’t remember. And what is there to trigger my memory back?

Perhaps a sprain unfortunately.

Tags: backtrack, science