Even the Gods are Sometimes Forgetful

摘要

For those of advanced age, we are told, the great enemy isworrisome, embarrassing and corrosive forgetfulness: great hiatusesthat yawn in our reserves of remembrance, great lapses thatarise in our capacity to retain new happenings or recall preciousevents of the past. At a slightly younger age, one might easilyremember the name of one’s second grade teacher; now, sadly,one has difficulty remembering even the name of the school.