“It made sense to them, too, but it was a new idea, and they came to me for wisdom.”
“And you used your memories?” The Giver said yes. “And the strongest memory that came was hunger.
It came from many generations back. Centuries back. The population had gotten so big that hunger was everywhere.
Excruciating hunger and starvation. It was followed by warfare.” Warfare? It was a concept Jonas did not know.
But hunger was familiar to him now. Unconsciously he rubbed his own abdomen, recalling the pain of its unfulfilled needs.
“So you described that to them?” “They don’t want to hear about pain. They just seek the advice.
I simply advised them against increasing the population.” “But you said that that was before my birth.
They hardly ever come to you for advice. Only when they—what was it you said?
When they have a problem they’ve never faced before. When did it happen last?”
“Do you remember the day when the plane flew over the community?” “Yes. I was scared.”
“So were they. They prepared to shoot it down. But they sought my advice. I told them to wait.”
“But how did you know? How did you know the pilot was lost?” “I didn’t. I used my wisdom, from the memories.
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