Power to Forget
There are many events that we remember. However, there are situations in which forgetting, or forgiving serve better than clinging on to what happened and thus not progressing. In other words, the power to forget is necessary for the advancement of our lives.
Germany is a war criminal country which provided causes for both of the major wars that happned in history. After WWII, realizing how wrong they had been, the Germans tried to eradicate all the Nazi remnants, and started all over from the bottom of industry, thus becoming one of the major contributing nations of the world in the world-wide economy. Had the world not forgiven the catastrophic blunders that a nation by an insane ruler had committed, or had the Germans themselves kept reminding themselves of the devastating period and the despotic rue, and not gotten out of the chasm of post-war depression, the prosperous Germany that we know now might not have existed.
Korean was under Japanese rule in the first half of the 20th century. Even now, after 50 years of independence, the Koreans still recall the humiliation. They suffered reminding themselves of what had been done to the nation. However, by interating with each other, Koreans and Japanese tried to leave behind the past and build a stronger relationsjip so as to prevent such misinterpretations and distemper frp, pccuring again. The 2002 World Cup held successfully in both countries, and the exchange of popular cultures are just a few examples that resulted from the 'power to forget.'
By 'forgetting', one should not mistake it to be forgetting about the past completely. It is merely that we should not let 'remembering' about unpleasant history hinder further advancements in the Gloval Neighhood where interation, exchange, and cooperation are much in need.