Here is the scenario, if you were involved in an accident that damaged your brain in such a way that a specific part of your past memory - an event from childhood up until now, was lost - what would you hope was NOT lost?
First, I'd have to say I would not want to lose my memory of my family and loved ones.
-- the memory of my conversion to Christ
-- the moment when each of my children took their first breath
-- the moment when I heard of my father's death
-- my ability to read, calculate, and function as an adult
-- my sense of "funny" and "ridiculous"
-- the part of my brain that knows how to cook
There are probably more things I wouldn't want to lose, but those are the items that came immediately to my mind.
Roz