Alexander Pope's poem Eloisa to Abelard narrates the struggles and unfailing love between Eloisa and Abelard. I love this poem for its role in my favorite movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. Watch the movie if you haven't yet-- it is a must. It is a tale of two lovers who undergo a procedure to erase the other from their own memory; however, they try to fight back against being erased so that they may remember each other when they awake.
To forget is to live. I used to think life was about the memories but what good are memories when there is no one to share with or if they have lost its significance. It makes no sense to reflect on the past and think of the good times if they don't exist anymore or make you wanna hurl. This is a world forgetting by the world forgot.
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