Quote by Walter Benjamin

Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the medium of past experience, as the ground is the medium in which dead cities lie interred.

Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its t

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This quote suggests that memory is not simply a tool to uncover and understand the past, but rather, it is the stage where past experiences come alive. Similar to how the ground holds the remains of ancient cities, memory serves as the medium through which past events and emotions are preserved and replayed. It implies that memory is not objective or absolute, but rather shaped by personal interpretations and emotions, turning the past into a vibrant and subjective theater of experiences.

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