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"Delete Or Save" High technology now gives a choice to simply retain or throw away, pictures, emails, texts and voice mails that accumulate from day to day! Remembrances and memories though do not have such luxuries! There is no "Delete Or Save" button to erase what Life decrees! How easy it is to make a selection to discard once and for all, anything one deems no more important! Nothings too big nor too small! But for the world that is within, this choice is not in sight, "Delete Or Save" doesn't erase a wrong, nor make a bad memory seem right! One thing though shared in common, a life event in the memory stays, as does social media on the internet, it stays there 'til the end of days! So when it's time to discard and throw away, "Remember, it is leaving the device, but it is still out there in cyber space somewhere, and it may return, and the return may not be nice! Both ways involve using memory. One's artificial and the other's genuine! The artificial has become the real almost, and the genuine is considered on borrowed time! Life with it's genuine moments, are true memories that flood the heart's space! Sometimes, try as we may, we will never some memories erase! So what one does in this world is now for all eyes to see, but remember, "Delete Or Save" is not an option for the heart's true memory! WTA-IV 3/29/2016

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Date: 4/11/2020 11:16:00 PM
A very nice write Walter. I think the use of mind altering chemicals may play some part in humanities need to attempt to "delete" some of those bad memories.
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Date: 3/29/2016 10:02:00 PM
this is a beautiful read, ur right, we all need to heed our own mind. A7 :)
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Walter T. Ashe
Date: 3/29/2016 10:05:00 PM
Good day Lewis! Awareness is the key! Thank you and have the BEST day! :-)
Date: 3/29/2016 8:42:00 PM
Very timely thoughts, Walter well done.
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Walter T. Ashe
Date: 3/29/2016 9:26:00 PM
Thank You Charlie! A different world of different ways!