Between remembering and forgetting

I have often been told that the past must be let go, but… understanding this, it is still hard for me. The past, which is so hard to let go and forget right away, is not necessarily the best, dear to the heart or native. If you add a drop of philosophy to the thought, then, as is commonly believed, yours will be with you. And the desire for the best, development and the pursuit of the ideal are just a reason to forget and let go of the past as quickly as possible.

Do you manage to forget everything that happened at once... not remember, not miss, and not analyze the "past"? I have always considered myself, if not a realist, then a pessimist. But why do I not remember anything bad from my past life?

This autumn has also burned out
My own pain under the skin has subsided
You answer them if anyone asks.
That now you're a little bit younger

The dancing will be a little slower
The rays are a little sharper - wrinkles
Forgetting is still sweet
Persons, rules and reasons

The red forest awaits me harshly
Spiraling, eating time
And I won't be returning here anytime soon.
The pain has gone away...

© Anton Lavrentiev

But it really does happen that at some point we have to cross a line, setting a point of no return. Is it better to remember or is it better to forget?

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