Sharp memory is certainly necessary—but so is the capability of forgetting. Imagine, you received a good news and you became happy but then the intensity of happiness didn’t get diluted an iota for days after receiving good news….. you would eventually lose your balance of mind; and as for anger or resentment, need we explain!
Both memory and forgetting are divine blessings. When consciousness evolves, when we gain the ability to accept every event as part of a larger cosmic order with equanimity, perhaps then the need for forgetting will no longer be as great.
On a second note, people with good memory should shun the negative thoughts as soon as they erupt or else they may go berserk.
ସ୍ମୃତି ଶକ୍ତି ପ୍ରଖର ତ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଦରକାର, ତେବେ ଯଦି ବିସ୍ମୃତି ନ ଥା’ନ୍ତା ତେବେ ଆମ ଅବସ୍ଥା କଣ ହୁଅନ୍ତା କହିଲେ? ଖୁସି ଖବରଟିଏ ପାଇ ଦିନ ଦିନ ଧରି ଖୁସି ରହିଲେ ବି ଆପଣ ପାଗଳା ହୋଇଯିବେ ଆଉ ରାଗ- ଋଷା କଥା ଅବା କହିବା କଣ ! ସ୍ମୃତି ଓ ବିସ୍ମୃତି ଉଭୟ ଦୈବୀ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ I ଯେବେ ଚେତନାର ପ୍ରଗତି ହେବ, ଯେବେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଘଟନାକୁ ମହାଜାଗତିକ ହିସାବ ରୂପେ ସାଧାରଣ ଭାବେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାର ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ ଆସିବ, ସେବେ ହୁଏତ ବିସ୍ମୃତିର ଆବଶ୍ୟକତା ସେତେ ରହିବ ନାହିଁ l