Capturing A Memory (Literature & Language Essay)

CAPTURING A MEMORY
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CAPTURING A MEMORY
Fishing expedition with my childhood bosom friend, John, is a memory that has always haunted me over the years. May his soul rest in eternal peace! It is a memory so dreadful that I have always equated it to the Biblical hellfire.
It has been over a decade since the incident, but my mind would not just let go. Whenever I hear of a fishing adventure or witness a fishing activity progressing, I get ice-cold chills down my spine and tremble uncontrollably. In trying to understand the human mind connected to tragedies, Psychologists borrow from Charles Darwin’s theory-survival for the fittest. It is in human nature to remember the bad things that happen in their lives to avoid their recurrence. In John’s case, I would consider it more than just Psychology. The memory wields more power in my mind because, being the only child in my family, John was not just an ordinary friend, we interacted a lot, and I considered him my brother. It was like lo...