"One day you'll think about today for the last time"

Every memory you have will eventually be remembered for the last time. There will be a final moment when you recall this day, this conversation, this thought—and then you'll never think of it again.

Your memories fade like old photographs:

• First, they're vivid and detailed
• Then, they become highlights and feelings
• Eventually, they're just vague impressions
• Finally, they disappear completely

One day, you'll recall your childhood home for the last time. One day, you'll remember your first love for the last time. One day, you'll think about reading this sentence for the last time.

And you won't even know it's the last time.

Everything dies twice:

1. First death: When it actually happens/ends

2. Second death: When it's remembered for the last time

Your childhood doesn't just end when you grow up. It ends again when you stop remembering it.

Right now, you have thousands of memories:

• Your first day of school
• Family vacations
• Old friends you've lost touch with
• Moments that once seemed unforgettable

Most of these will fade. Not because they weren't important, but because human memory is finite. Every new experience pushes out old ones.

The saddest part? You never know when it's the last time. You don't get to say goodbye to your memories. They just... stop appearing.

You won't think: "This is the last time I'll remember my 10th birthday."

It just happens. One day you remember it, and then you never do again.

Your brain is constantly choosing what to keep and what to forget:

• Strong emotions get priority
• Repeated memories get reinforced
• Unique experiences stand out
• But most of your life? Deleted to free up space

You're running a highlight reel, not a complete archive.

If a memory is forgotten, did it matter? If nobody remembers your existence, did you exist?

Your life is the sum of your memories. When they're gone, what's left?

This is why people say "be present" and "make memories." Because:

• Most of your moments will be forgotten
• The ones you remember will fade
• Eventually, even the important ones disappear

But maybe there's peace in this. Maybe it's okay that we forget. Maybe the impermanence of memory is what makes each moment precious.

If you remembered everything perfectly forever, would anything feel special?

One day, you'll remember reading this thought for the last time. This very moment of existential realization will itself become a forgotten memory.

And perhaps that's the most shower-thought thing about it: even the thought about forgetting will be forgotten.

The last time you think about the last time you'll think about something... will itself have a last time.