GUILT I

WORDS & MOVIES

Aftershock, Xiaogang Feng, China, 2010.

Do you remember? Yes, I’m talking about that. That day you were really pissed off. It was not her fault, of course not, but she was there, nevertheless. Only she was there when you most needed being alone. And she said those things to you: things about being a kid, about being inexpert and wrong.

You couldn’t stand it, and you screamed to her. Yes, I heard you did. And you know what? She did just that: slapping your face as any other mum would have done.

You were shocked, I understand, but that doesn’t smooth what you did, that doesn’t justify your fury, your arm raising, your violent slap on her face.

Your mother ran away. Not even your father could have hurt her the way you did that day.

Now listen to me. If you, after all these years, gather some courage and dare talking to your mother about that at last, you will understand something so, so important:

That she doesn’t even remember.

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