Even
in the happiest times, it is important to remember the sad days of the
past. At Jewish weddings, for example, the groom usually breaks a glass,
to show that even on the happiest day of his life, he still remembers the
destruction of Jerusalem, two thousand years ago. As a philosopher said
not too long ago: “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat
it.”
Even
in the happiest times, it is important to remember the sad days of the
past. At Jewish weddings, for example, the groom usually breaks a glass,
to show that even on the happiest day of his life, he still remembers the
destruction of Jerusalem, two thousand years ago. As a philosopher said
not too long ago: “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat
it.”