My earliest memory is from when I was very young, about 2 years old. I was just crawling around on the carpet, exploring as usual, and right next to the coffee table I found this bag of blocks. I was so excited about these blocks, probably because of all the cities I could build with them or something. I just remember how happy I was to find these blocks. Then I noticed my mother came into the room and she was talking to me but I wasn't really paying attention. It mostly just sounded like sing-song noises I couldn't fully comprehend. I think I might remember this so vividly just from the sheer excitement that I felt, and that it the most complex emotion that I had ever felt. My personality is not the same as it was then but I can identify with the fact that I was excited about the possibility of being able to be creative. I still think that is an aspect of my personality. As a child I was always very easily entertained by myself and able to make stories or characters out of inanimate objects. I could sit by myself for hours on end just making up stories with figurines.
I can relate. In my memory, the earliest I can remember was the first time I had ever felt a truly new experience. Though my memory was not tied to anything emotional, it was tied to a strong physical sensation that I had felt for the first time. I think these are the "extraordinary circumstances" that really drill these experiences into our minds especially at an early age since they are the very first times that we start to make sense of the world from our own consciousness and perspective.
-- Edited by 102intro on Tuesday 20th of October 2009 08:58:13 PM
