We all want to keep memories forever, that's why keep special mementos for remembrance or simply for old times sake.
But memories fade over time. Which is why the internet has become so popular. After all, you could keep records online for ages and it wouldn't corrode or be subject to time and water - rust.
Of course, there are memories meant to be remembered, and others meant to be forgotten, yet we like to rely heavily on colors, and physical objects to jolt our memories lest they fade.
Perhaps it's a heart necklace of one's first love, or letters written during one's youth, or simple yet meaningful cards. But, have you relied on music?
I know, it's a bit hard to associate a particular piece of music with a particular memory, unless of course the memory itself involved music, like for example watching Phantom of The Opera with an old flame, and you hear a song from the musical. Or a memorable concert and somewhere along the streets, you hear a song from that concert. It may not be by the same singer or the same band, but being the same song would bring the memory back to life.
Just like I listened to Mama Ararira of the Hotel Rwanda OST. Now, if you didn't watch the movie, and you listened to the song, it wouldn't have any effect on you. But, if you did watch the movie, the song would definitely evoke vivid images and scenes from the movie.
Ah, music. The moods, the emotions, the unwritten language. That which should be heard and neither seen nor read.
