Thus ends The Heart of Darkness , Josep Conrad's novel about the exploitation of the Congo by Leopold II of Belgium . The current king of the Belgians has joined the revisionist movement showing his "deep regret for the wounds of the past." He proposes to reflect on the colonial era so that "our memory can be definitely at peace". These critical reviews are anachronistic if they judge past events with a current mindset, but knowing the horrors committed can teach us a lot about human behavior . History is the experience of humanity. It would be ridiculous to scorn him. We must know it,

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