are condemned to repeat it.
We all have heard this, and, of course, it is true.
It is also true that those who remember the past too well are condemned to go on fighting the same battles for 4000 years (or more).
When history is remembered with absolute accuracy, old injuries are never forgotten. We see this happening in the Middle East and Africa. Tribe one killed someone 300 years ago so tribe two needs to even the score. Somehow the injuries are remembered better than the revenge, so there is always a score to settle. Continue reading “Those who cannot remember the past…”