Why Did Hashem Give Us the Power to Forget? | Rabbi Blum Anchel

Shalom. I'd like to talk about a wonderful gift that Hashem created for us, and that is forgetting. And I'm not talking about an ill person, God forbid. I'm talking about healthy people. We don't appreciate forgetting if we forget our keys or forget where we parked our car. And also, there's certain things you're not allowed to forget. You're not allowed to forget when it's Shabbos. You're not allowed to forget your learning. And so, we might have a negative opinion of forgetting. But let's look at the positive side. You know, if people forget their tragedies, people forget their disappointments, if not for the ability to forget those things, it would be very difficult for us to cope. But Hashem, there is such a thing as forgetting, and there is even times when we're commanded to forget. For instance, you you're not allowed to hate hate a fellow Jew. You're not allowed to take revenge. You're not allowed to bear a grudge. You have to have maintain peace in the home. And these things are only possible if you can forget what the person did to you, the harm that was done. So, therefore, we have to maintain the knowledge and to understand when to forget and when not to forget. And one of the benefits of forgetting is that we must review our learning constantly. And that forces us to be connected to the Torah all the time. And in that that we know when to forget and when not to forget, Hashem send all of us all shalom bayis, nachas, lots of bracha, service of Hashem, yeshua, much menuchas hanefesh, and everything that we need.