But these had changed , lest they would not be in their current state . Or perhaps I had not remembered them clearly , adding life and vitality to something that was already dying , making the memories happier places to be . I already had so many memories of those around me dying , slowly and in an instant both , that maybe my mind shaped these ones into something of gentler times , better things to be enjoyed . No . I refused to let myself delude myself into thinking that they had always been this way . They had been the ones to change , not my memories of them .

Question: What may be the reason for deluding oneself from reality ?
Answer: To make a better life .None of the above choices .To escape what is happening .To reignite their imagination .