Can anyone make sense of this quote?

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"One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory."
-Rita Mae Brown .. i really cant make sense of it and its doing my head in haha thanks for your help :) Xx

Answer 1

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Possibly that having a bad memory means that you don't remember and dwell on unhappy things in the past, or people who have made you unhappy. So it's essential to let go of things and forget about things in the past if you want to move on and be happy in life.

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thanks for the answers =] xX

Answer 2

In my opinion, it's that you can't have a happy memory without having a bad one, because there would be no comparison if you have 100% happiness/sadness. (:

Answer 3

yeah i agree with the person above

Answer 4

No offense but I believe everyone above is wrong or off.

-It means that sometimes I memory can be the reminder or message you need to put your head back into place.

Like for instance....
-You and your wife are drug addicts and you have no intention of quitting but then your wife dies and you are told it is because of drugs. This might make the husband quit drugs.


Hope I helped.


Also this is another view of it.

I do agree with the second poster somewhat as well just wanted to give another view of it.

Answer 5

It's just saying you'll be happy because you won't remember bad events in your life.

I have serious doubts about this being a Rita Mae Brown quote. It's frequently attributed to her, but looking in Google Books, I can find no primary source for where/when she's supposed to have said it.