Recently I found out that we are allowed to listen to music at work. Similar to my elementary days, the phones play a predetermined radio station, which has been approved okay to be played at work. (Rehana, remember when we changed it back in the day). So I was busy doing my own work and randomly had a strong sad feeling and memory surface and I soon realized that it was because a certain song was playing. The memory that it brought up has been dealt with and I haven’t even thought about it in the longest time but I guess somewhere subconsciously there was an attachment with the song and certain feelings and memories.
I find it extremely interesting how our memory works with our subconscious. It makes me wonder if we should be listening to music or associating things with people or events. In some sense it ruins it actual song or scent or taste if it is associated with something, which turns sour. Our perception of the actual content can be drastically altered. I guess it why celebrities make perfume. I mean what does David Beckham really know about smells? He must be sweaty and nasty when he plays! But our perception that we smell like him and he’s hot or good at soccer changes how we feel about the product.
We should all buy perfume without knowing the name or looking at the fancy bottle. We should listen to every song without trying to remember events or feelings. Or is this what we want from the products and songs?
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