forgiveness

Forgive our errors and transgressions while remembering them to prevent them from recurring. That is the title of a wonderful book on how surgeons correct and address surgical errors, written by sociologist Charles Bosk. It has particular resonance because Wednesday is Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of repentance. Both Bosk and Yom Kippur teach a similar lesson.
Can we forget past misdeeds? If you have done the crime (and the time) are you forgiven? Or do you continue to carry that baggage? Forgetting is a topic journalists and hospital credential committees have been grappling with for some time.