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i just finished reading this short essay written by elie wiesel. it is titled ethics and memory and it is a wonderful little essay. this is just one little quote:

memory is related to identity, the two feed one another... to remember is to relive the past if not in its totality then at least in some of its fragments; it is to bring back people and events that have vanished eternities earlier; it is to say no to the sand of time covering the landscape of our being, it is to say no to forgetfulness, no to death.
to remember is to allow the past to move into the future and shape its course. to remember is to acknowledge the postulate that time does leave traces and scars on the surface of history, that all events are intertwined, all gates open to the same truth. to remember is to reconcile justice to dignity, to affirm man's faith in humanity and to convey meaning on our fleeting endeavors.
memory means to live in more than one world and in more than one tie, to be tolerant and understanding with one another, the accept the mystery inherent in questions and the suspicion linked to answers. without memory nothing is possible.
really neat little essay.