Cain and Abel came upon each other after Abel's death. They were walking through the desert, and they recognized each other from afar, since both men were very tall. The two brothers sat on the ground, made a fire, and ate. They sat silently, as weary people do when dusk begins to fall. In the sky, a star glimmered, though it had not yet been given a name. In the light of the fire, Cain saw that Abel's forehead bore the mark of the stone, and he dropped the bread he was about to carry to his mouth and asked his brother to forgive him.
"Was it you that killed me, or did I kill you?" Abel answered. "I don't remember anymore; here we are, together, like before."
"Now I know that you have truly forgiven me," Cain said, "because forgetting is forgiving. I, too, will try to forget."
"Yes," said Abel slowly. "So long as remorse lasts, guilt lasts."
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Summary
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Cain and Abel meet each other after Abel’s death while walking through a desert.
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The sit together around afire and eat silently.
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Dusk begins to fall and a star glimmers in the night. (A hopeful star)
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Cain saw a mark of a stone on Abel’s forehead and asked his brother to forgive him for what he had done.
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Abel answered with “Was it you that killed me, or did I kill you? I don’t remember anymore; here we are together, like before.” Cain replied with “Now I know that you have truly forgiven me, because forgetting is forgiving. I, too, will try to forget.” The story ends with Abel saying slowly “Yes, So long as remorse lasts, guilt lasts.”
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Analysis
- Who killed who?-->Symbolic killing of Cain
- Remorse=Blaming yourself
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