According to Mark Twain, It’s not what we know that gets us in trouble. It’s what we don’t know but think is so! What about your past do you think is so, yet don’t know?

In my work developing the IRS (Interface Response System), I’ve made clear distinctions on some events and experiences that I’ve had that I somehow managed to either erase from my mind or rewrite to suit my needs. This is a fascinating phenomenon referred to as The Mandela effect which occurs when a person believes that their distorted memories are, in fact, accurate recollections. They can clearly remember events that happened differently or events that never occurred at all. The bottom line is that the Mandela effect does not involve lying or deception. It’s an actual perception of how things happened without them being factual. 

The term "Mandela Effect" was first coined in 2009 by Fiona Broome when she created a website to detail her observance of the phenomenon. Broome was at a conference talking with other people about how she remembered the tragedy of former South African president Nelson Mandela's death in a South African prison in the 1980s.

However, Nelson Mandela did not die in the 1980s in a prison—he passed away in 2013. As Broome began to talk to other people about her memories, she learned that she was not alone. Others remembered seeing news coverage of his death as well as a speech by his widow. Broome was shocked that such a large mass of people could remember the same identical event in such detail when it never happened. Encouraged by her book publisher, she began her website to discuss what she called the Mandela Effect and other incidents like it.

The question I have for you is whether or not it’s beneficial to create your own fantasy of how things did or didn’t unfold? Not to mention the new research that states that this whole thing we call our LIFE EXPERIENCE may very well just be a simulation? Me? I say create your own fantasy and one that best suits your needs and makes you smile.