Memory Without Hatred

By the H&L Editorial Team

There is a beautiful tenderness in Dr. Jade del Mundo’s reflection.

After everything he witnessed and experienced, he speaks not principally of anger but of gratitude—of being blessed to remember, of a life enriched by experience, and of a loving God whose grace sustained him.

Perhaps that offers another lesson for commemorating difficult history.

We can remember without hating.

We can condemn torture without condemning descendants.

We can recognize historical wrongdoing without demanding that every Filipino interpret every event identically.

We can honor victims while acknowledging the complexities and conflicts of the era.

And we can disagree about politics today while agreeing that no Filipino should be tortured, disappeared or killed for peacefully exercising fundamental rights.

That may be one of the healthiest ways for a nation to remember.