Smells evoke childhood memories Issue 16 Home Page

Standing There in the Corral Jose Guillermo Davila from Mexico Photo: Katiew The odor of the cows, horses country, wood,everything reminded me of when I was a child...of when we used to throw lassos to the young cows to ut them down and mark them. Not long ago, my brother and I went back to a corral, a place where I hadn't been for many years. It suddenly hit me. The odor of cows, horses, sand, country, wood, everything reminded me of when I was a child. It reminded me of when I walked through the cows in the mornings while the cowboys worked, and of when we used to throw lassos to the young cows to put them down and mark them, or when we put them in a line to wash them in the pool. A lot of memories, a lot of events and times flooded through my mind in just a few seconds just because of the smell and standing there once again, in the middle of the corral. I remembered being happy at that past time in my life, and I decided to come back again to rediscover those moments of my life that are almost lost....now that there is still time to do it, before it is too late. A memory is a good thing; but if you can revive it and have it with you always, that's even better. Read more about smells that evoke memories: The Signal to Go Back Home It Woke Up Our Hunger | Until I Smell Pines | Lost in the Market Return to: The World of Smells | Issue 16 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2008 - topics.mag@gmail.com - Sandy and Thomas Peters