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12-30-2006, 04:50 PM
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 |  A man with 30sec memory, video link
Moderator note: The link you posted below seems to be a broken link, however I was able to extract a link to a digg.com video from within the URL of the broken link and I included that (working) link above. The link below does not seem to work for me no matter how much I play around with the URL, but if you can fix it up, please do so (you may also remove this note). - Bruce Achterberg http://www.monitor.hr/jump2.php?url=..._Memory&label=[News%20link]&news_id=72159 (broken link) This is a video about a man that has only 30sec memory span, and is infact trapped in time, or present moment. Althought I think it is sad, there must be a message in this for the rest of us, Im just not finding it  So maybe you will.
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12-30-2006, 05:19 PM
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at first it made me wonder whether being in the present is such a good idea... but then i thought that the point is not to forget everything we've experienced, but to detach from it. our past does not make us who we are, neither does our future. so if we live in the present we allow ourselves endless possibilities without limiting ourselves to our past, or what we believe will be our future. just my thoughts.. |
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01-03-2007, 05:57 PM
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I found a fascinating 2 part video/documentary that goes into much more detail about the Clive Wearing (the man featured in the video in the first post) on YouTube. The video is divided into several parts. You can view them here. (Scroll down to view the first parts.) Watching the video, it really does make you appreciate your ability to retain memory.
__________________ - Bruce Achterberg Follow me on Twitter (RSS feed) | Add me as a friend on Facebook  I enliven people by illuminating their strengths and encouraging them to harness their most fullfilling, energising strengths so that we're all stronger. Some people say "you're here to shine." If you look closely, you realise you shine already. |
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01-03-2007, 09:22 PM
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A while ago there was a movie made called Memento, about a man who can only retain memories of the present for a few minutes. I never thought there were actual cases of this in real life. I wonder how many people in the world suffer from this disability? Is that man a unique case or are there more?
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01-04-2007, 02:33 AM
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The good thing is that Clive isn't really suffering any more now that he is in the right conditions and he, as well as other people, have learnt to work around the condition. I'm sure it's not pleasant, but at least he's still living a relatively decent life (ie. he's not just a complete vegetable, incapable of functioning whatsoever).
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01-04-2007, 04:58 PM
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hi, I loved the enthusiasm he had for his wife. As he believed he had not seen her for years: he passionately kissed her and seemed as though he would never let go of her. This is the epitome of the Power of Now. The past and future did not interest him, nor should it. Remarkably he could still remember music. No memory...that is the definition of NOW/being/presence. He did not appear to suffer. |
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