Forgive but not forget

Forgiving is the process of coming to terms with yourself and another subject. The effect of forgiving is being able to move on with your life without holding a grudge against another party. Many of us want to begin life with a clear vision of optimism about life and what it has to offer to you. In fact, you want to begin life with and learn from experiences so you can become a more mature and civil person. You do not want to live a life of hatred and misery; you want to make the best of life. Essentially, the goal of forgiving is to learn from something or someone and become more educated while doing so, so that you can make progress in life. Forgiving Mengele, a documentary about the experience of a Holocaust survivor in Auschwitz named Eva Moses Kor, is an example of how it is possible to forgive for various reasons. These reasons include: an internal conflict of her experience with the Holocaust which shaped her outlook on the world and an external conflict that involved her and Mengele which caused her to forgive and not forget.
In Forgiving Mengele, Eva speaks about her experience and her feelings towards others during her time in the concentration camp. She also discusses the aftermath and the effects the whole occurrence had on her. She explained the experiment of twins she partook in with her sister which was conducted by Nazi S.S. Josef Mengele. She gives insight about how her support system helped her recover from the injustices of the Holocaust, whereas her sister, Miriam, did not have the same support. Reluctantly, Eva talks about the time her sister died and how she was helpless due to the unexpected call about her death because she could not attend her sister’s funeral; Miriam had to be buried within 24 hours and Eva only had roughly 10 hours left to attend. In addition to this, she explains in an emotional manner how Miriam had a history of health problems which may have been attributed to the injection given to her by Mengele. Eventually, Eva developed animosity and expressed this deep feeling of hatred towards one of the boldest Mengele twins, Yona Locks. Kor believed that she put her down for forgiving and not forgetting. She considered her sister’s death a priority because she could not forget something that was so immense and depressing.
Forgiving Mengele shows how Eva can forgive Mengele for the pain he inflicted upon her and her sister, but cannot forget the suffering her long life companion and sister went through. She also cannot forget the lack of Miriam’s presence in the world. Someone’s life cannot be replaced, however one can control one’s own destiny because individuals have become more progressive. Forgiving is starting on a clean slate while forgetting is losing sight of reality. The movie portrays Eva as a woman who believed forgetting was a representation of heartlessness. Generally speaking, forgetting can be perceived in many different ways. On one hand, forgetting is a sign of indifference and/or insensitivity; on the other hand, it can be seen as personal progression and/or evolution.
The movie and life share similarities in relation to forgiving and forgetting. In the movie and life, both of them require braveness and maturity to become one with a particular event or individual. Before forgetting you must try to forgive. If you do not forgive then you cannot grow and without personal growth you cannot learn to become a better individual.
Forgiving is associated with a conscious and someone’s soul whereas forgetting is linked to the brain or the mind. Forgiving Mengele displays this distinction between forgiving and forgetting as separate actions. The documentary demonstrates how, in some situations, people can forgive and not forget. It signifies how one action is easier to carry out than the other. The documentary is similar to life. People cannot disregard important aspects of their lives, such as deaths; however they can excuse a person for an action they committed against them. An experience or a specific situation can make a person develop a life-long permanent feeling of resentment for another.