Yes, you are right. That is not how memory works. One can’t just forget the bad memories and keep the good ones. Like it or not, memories good and bad will keep flooding in, sometimes when we least expect them. We can’t shut them out, we can’t forget them.

Like you said, we shouldn’t dwell on them. We should just accept them. They are a part of our past, a part of who we are. Accept them for what they are and move on.

I understand what you mean by living without a memory. I wouldn’t want to be like that. I like myself for who I am – with memories, good and bad intact.