“A clear conscience is usually the result of a bad memory.”
— The Sage
The Sage has always viewed the human conscience with affectionate suspicion. He knows that most people sleep soundly not because they’ve led blameless lives, but because they’ve conveniently forgotten the bits that might keep them awake. To him, peace of mind is less a moral triumph and more a lapse in recall.
In his characteristic way, The Sage exposes the gentle comedy of human self-delusion. We tell ourselves stories of virtue, edit out the embarrassing footnotes, and call it “a clear conscience.” It’s not hypocrisy, he insists — it’s simply survival. Memory, after all, can be a heavy burden, and the mind is clever at lightening its own load.
But beneath the chuckle lies a note of compassion. The Sage doesn’t mock our forgetfulness — he understands it. To forgive oneself often starts with a little selective amnesia. In the grand ledger of life, he suggests, it’s the smudged entries that make us human.
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