Remember

"Remember" is a critically important word with multiple uses.  Dan Brown, in Angels and Demons, uses "remember" in the context of Buddhist application of the work to find the solution of problems with no known solution.  The Buddhist concept of rebirth allows us to remember a solution we have not found in this lifetime.  Carl Jung's concept of collective unconscious also allows us to access information from a large pool of information when we engage in the act of "remembering".

In another context, "remember" is a positive command with positive results while "do not forget" is a negative command which results in forgetting.  "Don't forget . . . (the cheese, the lights, etc.)" is a common command in print in stores, on television, and in daily use.  If we use "remember" rather than "don't forget" there is a much greater likelihood that we will remember whatever comes after the word.

I will be taking a battery of Spanish tests in two days.  I have been reviewing Spanish for a few weeks, listening to an English audiobook and simultaneously reading the companion book in Spanish, then listening to a Spanish audiobook (of the same book) in my car.  I am fluent in Spanish and need to "remember" my Spanish for the test.