From the moment an event occurs, it is simplified and purified in memory. We shave off the rough edges and what happened becomes a story or even, over time, a legend. If we’re not careful, though, we grind it down to raw superlatives, with none of the banalities or complications that make truth feel true.
So often a memory depends on who we need to be at the moment of remembrance. Sometimes it’s better to believe that we accomplished the impossible.
"(Source: interactive.nfb.ca)
