Yo no hablo de venganzas ni perdones, el olvido es la unica venganza y el unico perdon.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker states that vengeance and forgiveness are unnecessary because oblivion is the only true way to resolve past wrongs.
- In plain terms
- Forgetting is the only real way to forgive or get revenge on someone.
- What can you take from it?
- True resolution comes from letting go and forgetting the past.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is it possible to forgive without forgetting?
- What happens to the past when we forget it?
Another view
Sometimes remembering past wrongs is necessary to prevent repetition.
More from Jorge Luis Borges
Uno esta enamorado cuando se da cuenta de que otra persona es unica.
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