Child’s Box Of Letters.
Napoleon said, “ History is a fiction agreed upon,” yet he was so eager to make history. What he was saying then was the great historians were all liars. Others say history is a child‘s box of letters with, which we can spell any word that’s pleases us. We have only to pick out such letters as we want,arrange them as we like and say nothing of those that do not suit our purpose.
Many take a page from the annals of history and give it an ideal quality which, in fact, it did not possess. Or they read the present back to the past, instead of seeing the PAST for what it really Was Reality is Pushed into a Web of Lies from which there’s no way of escape, “making of history a distillation of rumors.” ( Thomas Carlyle)
The Making Of History A Distillation Of Rumors.(Thomas Carlyle)
Master Teacher And Storyteller.
Some would argue that history is a museum where we can passively observe relics and artifacts of the past although there are great similarities between history and museum it must be understood that history is not a museum, its a great school of storytelling teachings of the past and yesterdays which shape our todays and tomorrows . Failure to learn this way could result in doom for us . “THOSE WHO FAIL TO LEARN FROM HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT. ( Winston Churchill).
History is about human experiences of triumph of victories and agonies of defeats. It reveals the tragedies òf the rise and fall of individuals, Empires, Presidents, Kings and Queens, great men and women.Its a chronicle of individuals who reshaped the world, great innovations that help societies to endure the test of time. Struggles for freedom, revolutions, wars along with other ancient and modern days very dark moments recorded.
When we understand history through the lens of a classroom settings we are able to gain a wealth of knowledge on how the world operates. History remains our greatest mentor as the world rapidly changes we are able to learn from mistakes and pitfalls of others in the past, it’s a guide for both the present and the way forward into time.
A Timeless Storyteller.
History, a timeless storyteller it reveals all the drama of our past, our present wisdom and the blue print of our future.The captivating stories of human experiences and endeavors are weaved in time,place,cultures,traditions. We should explore, learn, seek, find and embrace teachings and knowledge gained.We should celebrate the wealth of lessons history has taught us. Let us remember history is not a dormant account of the past neither a museum but a vibrant force that leads to our today and way forward.
It’s unfortunate that so many people do not learn anything from history. We keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Great post!
Thank you very much great comments abd yes you are right. I love history and I read a lot .I hope you a bless I rarely find someone with my name. Dawn haha.
Yes. that is a rare name, even now!
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” “If you don’t know history, it’s as if you were born yesterday. If you were born yesterday then any leader can tell you anything.”
The longer I study history, the more I appreciate its lessons. Great post!
Thanks I majored in history but decided against following the footsteps of the family to be a teacher. If I did teaching History and English literature would have been the 2 subjects I teach at university level .I prefer teaching Adults.
I am into history.
What do you teach specifically?
Banking operations,policies and procedures. Started out as bank manager
Bible teacher and adult Sunday school teacher.
Yeah, well said. History is indeed something we all need to consistently be aware of and learn from.
Thanks for your comments Raveen, we have to lest we forget and pay a high price !Great comment and we’ll written.