Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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I came across the above quote by John F. Kennedy but I don't really comprehend it.
Anybody.........
BTW, F in JFK stands for
Fredericks, Francis -
Fitzgerald
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Dear Knowledgable one, pls enlighten me on the quote. I bow to you humbly
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Heh heh heh
For the Trekkies of the forum:
The quote that I know comes closest to what you have mentioned comes not from a real living person, but from the Klingons in Star Trek.
They said, "We forgive.............. but we do not.... forget..." Boy I love that phrase. -
hhhmm
i dunno how to read JFK's mind but my interpretations are...
forgive ur enemies....but still will rber their name in case in future have chance to be fren...
(from wat i know abt the american culture....they always make sure they remember their frens' names, eben after a long time....)
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forgive your enemies....but always remember this "lesson" -
To forgive but not forget means that we should always let bygones be bygones. But to not forget means that we should remember the reasons why things went wrong to prevent future incidences.
E.g., A treasured employee embezzles and is caught red-handed. This individual does not have previous negative records and in fact is a very productive person who has secured many important contracts for the company. We may not fire him/her, but we forgive them for their wrong-doing. We do not, however, forget about it because that's simple irresponsibility (for instance, we shouldn't treat it like nothing happened and continue to let them handle finances).
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to me... 2 ways to look at it.
1st, the guy did something bad to u. smile and forget he did it, but remember his face, and wait for the chance to whack him back. ( not a nice thing )
2nd, the way i see it, forgive a person for his wrongdoings and be nice. but...remember that he did do it. just be more wary of him. -
One of Creative's employees screwed up a contract or something, caused Creative to loss a substantial amount of money. When the employee handed in his/her registration letter, Mr Sim actually came and rejected that letter. No doubt a great boast to the motivation of the employee to work harder. Think that's "Forgive and embrace,"
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hugz hugzOriginally posted by airgrinder:One of Creative's employees screwed up a contract or something, caused Creative to loss a substantial amount of money. When the employee handed in his/her registration letter, Mr Sim actually came and rejected that letter. No doubt a great boast to the motivation of the employee to work harder. Think that's "Forgive and embrace," 
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I think JFK would meant the formerOriginally posted by FireIce:hhhmm
i dunno how to read JFK's mind but my interpretations are...
forgive ur enemies....but still will rber their name in case in future have chance to be fren...
(from wat i know abt the american culture....they always make sure they remember their frens' names, eben after a long time....)
or
forgive your enemies....but always remember this "lesson" -
IMHO, I would be thinking more like Harmzuay than what I had written above on JFK's thought(assumed)Originally posted by harmzuay:To forgive but not forget means that we should always let bygones be bygones. But to not forget means that we should remember the reasons why things went wrong to prevent future incidences.
E.g., A treasured employee embezzles and is caught red-handed. This individual does not have previous negative records and in fact is a very productive person who has secured many important contracts for the company. We may not fire him/her, but we forgive them for their wrong-doing. We do not, however, forget about it because that's simple irresponsibility (for instance, we shouldn't treat it like nothing happened and continue to let them handle finances).
I hope that makes sense.