Suzie's Theory on ... Pressing Delete

I like the way that on a computer you can press delete.

"I don't like that photo" *delete*
"I don't like that sentence" *delete*
"I don't like that msn contact" *delete*

This love of the delete button has led me to wonder about the merits of having some sort of delete button attached to your brain. Imagine the possibilities! It is humans only that punish themselves over and over again by reliving and remembering things that have happened in the past. It would be great to be able to delete any sad, painful or negative memories from your mind so that you never have to experience those things again. You could go through and regularly delete the memories or pieces of information that you no longer want, thus deleting the negative feelings that may be associated with them. You could be eternally positive and happy because anything that had a negative impact on your well-being could be deleted. Feelings of worry and stress would be eradicated, perhaps affecting the body in a positive way. Self esteem would improve, making people feel better about themselves and more confident in their approach to aspects of their lives. Feelings of hatred, frustration or embarrassment in relation to others could be erased, leading to better relationships with people.

If no one gets around to inventing this then maybe they could at least make the delete button on my keyboard make an explosion sound when i hit it. That would be fun....