old pictures

The mind is a wonderfully complex creation. It is what sends out the signals that cause us to breath ,makes a persons heart pump,and all our other body functions that go own quietly without us having to think about it .Scientist have sent men to the moon ,they have been able to clone animals and many other great achievements .But they study the brain and don't really understand how it does what it does .they understand certain things about it ,but not all the inner workings .How memories work in the mind is still somewhat of a mystery .I recently put up some pictures on my face book of me and my father ,as well as of my grandparents and mother and aunts and uncles.I am always amazed at the memories that come back to me as i look at old pictures ,Its like that particular time or person are back vibrant and alive in my mind. It is a very nice thing to have good memories come back.but as is always the case with good doesn't always come without bad.It is the yin and yang of life .But it was nice to look at the pics and feel the good and sometimes painful emotions that they evoke .I think a person needs to move forward in life. but in moving forward a person should also take time to reflect and remember the people and events that helped to make you the person you are .I don't know all the ends and outs of the minds memory ,but i am thankful that as the old saying goes " picture is worth a thousand words "That old pics can at times be priceless.