Sometimes it seems to me that books are portals to parallel worlds. You only have to open the first page - and you are no longer here.

I read about human memory - and learned an amazing fact!
It turns out that smells are the most powerful way to evoke memories. It is not for nothing that sometimes the aroma of coffee can instantly take us back to a cozy morning many years ago, or the smell of the sea breeze - to that very first trip to the sea.

Our brain seems to hide the most intimate moments of life in smells, and then unexpectedly returns them when we least expect it.

It is so beautiful, isn't it?
It turns out that memory is not just pictures and words, it is emotions hidden in smells...
I thought: maybe this is why we miss people so much - because we remember their smell, even if we have almost forgotten their voice.

Do you have a scent that instantly takes you back to the past?

What is it - perfume, freshly cut grass, an old leather jacket?..

Did you know about this effect of smells on memory? Or did I surprise you today? 😊