El hecho ocurrio en el mes de febrero de 1969, al norte de Boston, en Cambridge. No lo escribi inmediatamente porque mi primer proposito fue olvidarlo, para no perder la razon.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author experienced a traumatic event in Cambridge in 1969 and chose not to write about it immediately. He needed to forget the memory to preserve his sanity.
- In plain terms
- He did not write down a painful event right away because forgetting it was necessary for his mental health.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes forgetting a painful experience is necessary to maintain one's mental stability.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is forgetting more useful than remembering?
- How do we protect our sanity from pain?
Another view
Suppressing memories can sometimes lead to unresolved trauma surfacing later.
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Being with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time.
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