I've noticed the older I get, I worry less about my mortality and more about the quality of my memory. But then I had an epiphany: maybe we weren't meant to have a good memory. Consider this: by your 30th birthday, you will have been alive for 10 thousand days. Would you want to remember it all? Maybe it's OK that we can't remember. Maybe it's OK if we forget. Maybe it's not a reflection of your intelligence if you can't recall the names and faces of everyone you've ever met. That's not to say memory loss isn't scary. But if there's one thing you can hold on to: even if you forget, someone will remember for you.