Memory And Forgetfulness

Are my memories what I choose to remember, or is there a mechanism which regulates what stays and what vanishes? I hope this resident regulator sleeps long hours, even whole weeks, so that my mind can harvest a heap of events the regulator would factor in only to his advantage. Have I uncovered a threat? Does the regulator swagger through my mind and misuse its freedom? The freedom of the sovereign mind is bedrock, it is the channel both memory and forgetfulness maneuver. They become more entangled in each other they often move in tandem, like a dancing couple sweeping across the dance floor, and then parting. There will still be floods, volcanoes, diseases, but I choose to remember this rapproachement. Without it, we would live in an Age of Half-Measures Only.