Studies reveal that human memory starts to fade just seconds after an event occurs. Only fragments remain, clinging to consciousness.
The hippocampus plays a key role, linking emotion and abstract metadata to experiences.
"Did you hear the horses galloping across the waves?"
"No, I heard the whisper of seafoam. It said, 'Trespass too often, and the ocean will intrude.'"
"Last Tuesday we met the shadow of the apple tree. It danced in three Act radial symphony."
The more data we consume, the less true knowledge we retain. Our multitasked minds flicker like candles under moonlit skies.