What you looking at is a curry soup base with ramen noodles and sliced pork belly. On the left side, there is anchovies and sambal sauce which is being covered by the bigger bowl. On the right is a taro sago with coconut ice cream. This has a little to do with what I'm talking about today. Today, I want to discuss what I would do if I was given a choice of taking a drug that removes feeling fear at the cost of losing my memory of the last ten years. For this decision, I have to look at both sides and see which has better pros and cons.
If I was to lose the feeling of fear, it could be a good thing. I wouldn't be scared of those creepy bugs anymore. I would also have more confidence in myself since I wouldn't worry about doing something wrong etc. I would also be able to try every food in the world especially those that I probably wouldn't have tried to begin with like a scorpion. On the downside though, feeling fear can make me lose a way to protect myself. For example, I'm someone that doesn't want to get lung cancer or have those smoker's lungs so I never had cigarettes before. If I lost that fear, maybe I would try it since I wouldn't be scared of getting bad lungs.
As for memories though, I think they are priceless. Losing the last 10 years of memories, would be detrimental. Even though not all my memories are good, I feel that they played a part in shaping who I am today. If I was to lose that, I would be also losing a part of myself. Maybe there are cases where people would go for losing their memories because it was just a horrible experience. The person could've been tortured or went through something traumatic; then I could see someone taking this drug and even I probably might.
Based on my what I've said, I believe my stance is clear that I would choose not to take the drug for losing the feeling of fear as my memories of the last ten years are more important to me. Not only that but losing the feeling of fear could be a double whammy.
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I think that if we erase our memories we would not be the people we are today, or maybe better or worse, anything can happen, but we could not change so much if deep down we keep our own nature.... what would happen would be many gaps without explanation and I do not want to live like that.
I keep what I have lived and what I have experienced until today, even if it has been hard and complex.
oh wow even if you were tortured or abused for 10 years? or the last 10 years of memories were just horrible that you can't sleep and have nightmares everyday or maybe traumatized for life or couldn't work or socialize properly again. You won't consider taking the drug? I think it really depends on the extent of the damage in the last 10 years. For most people, we will probably won't need to forget but I think there will be some that want to just wipe it all out because it's just so bad but I don't know it'd be like a small percentage of people I guess.
It would be stupid to lose so much experience in 10 years, besides, after the drug we would be addicted to it.
Yes for most cases ! Let's imagine though like maybe a lady got abused for 10 years by their husband or something (Hypothetical situation). Maybe they will choose to take the drug and lose their memory but yes I believe most will choose to keep their memory for 10 years
Imagine, if you had taken the pill, you would have forgotten the taste of that soup and now you are tasting it for the first time. Sorry, I love soups. I can't concentrate on writing a better comment now.
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I can eat that soup with confidence because I know you didn't put the pill in it. 😅
True but i could've had a fresh taste too I think. There's that different experience when you try something for the first time and like it haha after that you already know what to expect
haha what's your favorite soup?
Oh it's probably drugged though with MSG .
All of them... but with organic seasoning. 😅
haha I don't think you can trust any outside food giving organic seasoning xD. you'd have to cook for yourself for that
😄 Once a year doesn't hurt.
haha i hope so? XD
My memory is not great so I would not want to lose it.
i thought you had a good memory? you prob remember all of berzerk and witcher stuff
without looking at the photos I don't remember how my dad or grandparents looked. At times I forget how to write some letters...
that's kind of sad ; sorry to hear that TT
It's your recipe that I love the most 🥰
Haha thanks even though I didn't make this xD. I was eating out
Losing our memories of ten years, now that is a lot of years, would feel like losing a part of ourselves to whatever, then the word fear, it's part of the human race and can't be evicted permanently, that's part of us... I won't take such a drug as well. I want my memories to stay with me.