"Memory Trapper"

This concept was introduced to me by a friend and I have been struggling with the words to describe it in a way that does her idea justice. I thought of "Memory Trapper" as a title to put it succinctly and liken the idea to a thing we have in our physical reality now:

A Dream Catcher.


Like a Dream Catcher, a Memory Trapper could be the physical manifestation of the ability to capture ones memories before they die. A backup for each individuals memories to recall at whim when their system crashes beyond repair. What is lost when we lose someone besides all that they are moment to moment? Even if they're not a person you knew or loved, could not we all learn a great deal from the things we each hold in the deepest recesses of our memory? I know that the lesson to take away immediately is to share more. How much time in your life do you spend truly connecting with people? Are you learning from them? They you? I am fully aware that if each memory you chose to upload were real-time and you chose to experience a lifetime of another, your morbidity would follow shortly after you finish your 'session'! So perhaps it's more about the feeling, color, scent, sound, taste, overall lesson, or pitfalls? To make yourself and your life better? To Learn about what made someone who they are? It 's a very ambiguous thought, kind of like knowing how and when you'll die.