remind

[Taka]

Is there any semantic difference between these two below?

This old desk reminds me of many things that happened in the past.
Whenever I see this old desk, I remember many things that happened in the past.

[Tdol]

The first could refer to a single incident.

[Taka]

The first could refer to a single incident.

OH. I deleted 'always' by mistake. The original was this:

This old desk always reminds me of many things that happened in the past.

With 'always', is it almost the same?

[Tdol]

Yes, but I would probably use recall in the second.

[Taka]

What exactly do you think is the difference between 'recall' and 'remember'?