From (TOTAL RECALL) (2012)
Matthias: Mr. Quaid, What is it you want?
Doug Quaid: I want to help you.
Matthias: That is not the only reason you are here.
Doug Quaid: I want to remember.
Matthias: Why?
Doug Quaid: So I can be myself, be who I was.
Matthias: It is each man's quest to find out who he truly is, but the answer to that lies in the present, not in the past. As it is for all of us.
Doug Quaid: But the past tells us who we've become.Matthias: The past is a construct of the mind. It blinds us. It fools us into believing it. But the heart wants to live in the present. Look there. You'll find your answer.
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Without memory, be it long term or short term, one cannot make proper free will choices. I.E. cause and effect in ones personal/spiritual life.
Memories, be they past/present in this life time or past life, is what help make personal experience.
They can either keep us locked into a certain experience or help break us free.
For some, this includes past life memories,
They some times come in dreams or waking vision as one goes through a present situation, be it a relationship or other events, to help us through or to help us prevent making the same mistake again. But because most ppl are not taught of these things we tend to mistake them as JUST DREAMS or HALLUCINATION, and miss all that wonderful informative information sent to us by us to help us through the event.
In the Case of Quaid where his memories where false, how could he be truly himself?, while living someone else's lie. Can you? Can anyone?
How can one be true to who they are when ones past has been altered, I understand the dire need to reach that kind of truth as my own memories had been taken from me when I was 8 yrs old, through a very specific event, 3 days and possibly more..Mind you I never knew this till I was 38 yrs old, well what do you know I could have been a totally different person. But that's the whole point isn't it... Finding out who one truly is and what they can truly be...To challenge the limitations
For some, memory can be a trap, as it for some can limit ones personal choices for there future.
For some the memories can help one learn and then move on to much more positive things and personal growth.
It all depends on the individual experiencing the experience, remember that, it's is all subjective to the individual.
