Those Silent Departures..

• Spend less on material things such as cars and electronics and use your cash to have experiences, like attending an open-air concert or having dinner out.

• Experiences create memories. Each time we enter a concert hall or baseball stadiu...

Our story, which we are narrating to others, is constantly changing with our new experiences and insights, as our lives go by.

These stories become our identity and certain core memories, or life events of immense sorrow or happiness, stick with us forever.

Any memory before the age of three is likely to be false or having some fictional details, while memories that are fluid, coherent and detailed, like watching a documentary, can also be made up.

But whether they are true or false, memories have the ability to bring us happiness and sha...