# Memory and the past

Remembering is a way of rebuilding a past moment each time, and it can shift in the retelling. Cultures keep a shared past in songs, stories and written records, and that is where time meets history.

Connects to:
- [The felt present](https://mapideas.org/i/ti_present)
- [Oral traditions](https://mapideas.org/i/hi_oral)
- [Sources and voices](https://mapideas.org/i/hi_sources)
- [Why do we remember only the past?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_time_future)
- [Why does time speed up as we age?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_time_age)
- [Memory](https://mapideas.org/i/mi_memory)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Memory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory)

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