But is the memory of a person or an incident locked in a certain location of the brain? I don’t think it is as simple as computer’s memory where you allocate a chunk of it for an object, like a place or a person, and delete that part when you do not think it is necessary. What is subconscious? Does it get affected when we erase something from our brain?
As for me, I don’t think I would like to erase anyone from my life. All memories have a purpose. In trying to forget someone completely you loose all the good memories you had with them too. Love and emotions associated with memories are very precious. You learn something when you fail in a relationship. I think you will tend to repeat the mistake if you erase that part from your life.
Even if memories are erased the same people may still connect if they come across each other because it is something in that person that attracted you to him/her. That comes from within. You cannot stop it. So if you see the person again you will like that person and may go through the same relationship (may be an emotionally draining one) because you do not have any past memories to learn from your mistakes.
Our behavior towards things will not change because that is our identity. So what is the point of erasing someone? If you are not able to forget them then they are special, not to be forgotten easily. May be we are passing through a phase which will pass after sometime and make us forget them naturally. Why should we try for external means to forget a person who touched our soul in a very special way?
