When people have the freedom to choose, they choose wrong - every single time.
Read more Chief Elder QuotesFrom: The Giver
Jonas : Asher, there's something I have to do that is right, but is sort of against the rules.Asher : If it's the right thing to do, how can it be against the rules?Jonas : There are things that I've learned that you don't know, that you can't know, not because it's your fault...
Jonas : Father, do you love me?Mother : Jonas, precision of language. Please.Lilly : What does "love" mean?Father : I got him, LillyMother : Jonas used a word so antiquated that it no longer has any application. Okay?Father : If you ask "Do you enjoy me?" the answer is certainly yes; or, do Mother and I take pride in your accomplishments? Well, of course we do. Do you understand?
Memories are not just about the past. They determine our future. You can change things. You can make things better.