What is the cloud of forgetting?

FORGETFUL

​Older people are sometimes
viewed sympathetically
or in a patronising way,
when they seem to struggle
to remember dates,
or names, or events.
 
But what younger people
do not yet know is that
as we grow older,
we can be blessed with
‘the cloud of forgetting’,
which is often given other names.
 
An unknown 14th century mystic
set out clearly for us, how
the cloud of forgetting
awaits us all, as we
move upwards to become
one with eternal love.
 
Once we have this understanding,
we too can experience
the gift of forgetting, now.
We can also look
to forgetful older folks with
​a sense of wonder and learning.

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​​PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE
1. How might you learn and appreciate the gift of forgetting?

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Day 537 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises

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