Forget.
It's your choice if you want to keep memories.
It was important for the Receiver to keep all the memories because they contained knowledge and experiences from the past that society had chosen to forget in order to maintain stability. By holding onto these memories, the Receiver could learn from the mistakes of the past and help guide society towards a more compassionate and humane future.
Then you don;t forget your family.
You will always have memories of them but yes eventually you will overlook them is a better word than forget. You just begin drifting apart due to distance unless you both make a strong effort to keep in contact.
You are to keep no records of wrongs, but it isn't humanly possible to not forget a wrongdoing. We should all strive to though.
Jonas decides not to confess because he doesn't want to compromise his ability to keep memories alive in the community. He realizes that if he confesses, he will be removed from his position as Receiver of Memory and the memories he carries will be lost forever. Additionally, he understands that the community is not ready to accept the truth about the memories.
Jonas wants the Giver to keep the memories of pain, suffering, and loneliness for himself. He believes that the Giver should not have to carry that burden alone and that he should experience the joy and love that the memories of a more colorful past bring.
Yes because you will always have memories. So they keep the past alive.
because if there are good memories you would want to keep them
we should keep them in our hearts, keep doing memorial day and veterans day and NEVER forget them.
it means that it is a memory that they will keep and remember until the day they die. An amazing memory that holds so much emotional value to them that they will never let go. :)
to keep memories.