I had a similar box once upon a time! Labeled 'To the memory of the memory of Lisa Yates! Do not open!' This contained a lot of broken memories of many a bad experience! ... Mostly bad relationships! I never dated a Lisa Yates, but if you've ever watched 'Red Dwarf' it will make perfect sense! I eventually burned the box including all it's contents! ... It's amazing how powerful the mind can be if you hurt and want to forget! You will eventually repress those memories but at a cost! You'll also end up forgetting the lessons you learned from the experiences too. Life has a tendency of repeating itself later on down the line. So if you can learn to live with a bad memory and move on, you'll be a lot stronger for it! ... It took me 10 years to remember what was in that box and for a long time part of me was broken and i didn't know how to fix it! I am glad that i remember now as i am older and wiser and could process the experiences better. Just wanted to share my view as it is better to live as a whole person than only half a person and not know why. Great post though aether :)