Has History Taught Us Anything About How We Should Live?
by Yet nations of today continue to wage war against one another. There are a million excuses offered to justify one nation’s aggression toward another. In the name of race, creed, religion, economy and self-defense, nations attack one another. Hitler proclaimed the superiority of his Aryan race. Japan believed it was their divine duty to subjugate the barbarians. Religious fanatics murder in the name of God.
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Most of the history that we learn in school tells about wars. We are taught how such-and –such a person or persons struggled for power at a particular time in history. We also learn that civilizations rose and fell, that empires were built, and they collapsed and that virtually nothing is left of them at the present time except ruins and scattered remains.
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Dreams and Ambitions
History clearly tells us that it is foolish to wage wars. Alexander the Great and Hitler were among the greatest war-mongers the world had ever known. They set out to conquer every country that they could lay their hands on. They succeeded to a certain extent, but what was the unavoidable outcome of their mad ambitions? They were mortal. They had to die and with their death their dreams and ambitions perished too. Germany is literally divided into two. The greed and madness of one man had brought about the tragedy of a whole nation.
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Nations Attack One Another
Yet nations of today continue to wage war against one another. There are a million excuses offered to justify one nation’s aggression toward another. In the name of race, creed, religion, economy and self-defense, nations attack one another. Hitler proclaimed the superiority of his Aryan race. Japan believed it was their divine duty to subjugate the barbarians. Religious fanatics murder in the name of God. Each nation imagines itself more superior, better and prouder than the others. So the nations of the world continue to be at loggerheads. Strife prevails. Peace is just a dream.
All Greatness Must End
If any nation will just reflect of the fate of nations before them, they will find that no nation, however great or powerful it may proclaim itself to be, had ever endured. The mystery of the Aztecs, the Mayans, Ancient Egypt, Cathay, Rome and other once great civilizations bear testimony to the fact that all greatness must end. The end may even be total, as in the cases of the legendary Atlantis and the remnants of Stonehenge in England. What were they? How did they end? We can only guess and speculate. We only know that once they were great. They are no longer.
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Live in Peace
History has pointed out the folly of fighting one another. It tells us that no nation is greater than the next. We are just different. It tells us that wars do not solve anything. War only accelerates the collapse of those who wage it. So instead of trying to dominate one another, it is better to live in peace. Instead of insisting that we are right, it is better to tolerate and realize that we are unique and there is no need to prove anything.
To retain from war and to live in peace are the simple lessons of history. It would be wonderful if the people of this fragile planet learn these lessons.
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Peace Remains a Dream
However, history also shows that man had never lived in peace before. The chance of peace is as dim it always had been. So it seems that man is destined to continue his ceaseless struggle against one another. The struggles now will be history tomorrow. The future generations will study them, realize the folly and wish that further struggles be ended. Then they will put down their history books and continue to struggle as ever before. Man does not learn from history. We are no different from the war-mongers of yesteryear. Peace remains a dream.
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Post CommentSheila M
On June 2, 2009 at 8:19 am
A dream, yes. Odder things have happened tho. A very intelligent and well put together piece of work=)
Darla Cooke
On June 2, 2009 at 8:27 am
A very interesting article.
Deep Blue
On June 2, 2009 at 8:43 am
Peace always resides inside us all. We only need to realize it. If peace comes from inside us to the world outside, it must be a lasting one. Nice writing.
ladybaby
On June 2, 2009 at 8:59 am
EXCELLENT ARTICLE AGAIN: NO ONE WINS IN WAR, but History continues to repeat itself. We cry out the words, “Never again” Then it happens all over again. One has to wonder, DO WE EVER LEARN ANYTHING FROM ALL THIS VIOLENCE?????
Joe Dorish
On June 2, 2009 at 9:50 am
The names change but human nature stays the same.
Hazel Crowther
On June 2, 2009 at 10:06 am
Thought provoking and well written.
hfj
On June 2, 2009 at 10:52 am
Great articles and pictures. Nobody wins where war is concerned. Well done friend.
goodselfme
On June 2, 2009 at 10:58 am
You have certainly sent the deep message of your heart with this post. TX
ken bultman
On June 2, 2009 at 11:36 am
That’s why R.I.P. is only found on gravestones.
Alina Beck
On June 2, 2009 at 11:44 am
Very interesting article. I’m sure that if we all knew a bit more about our past, we might avoid repeating some of the mistakes of our ancestors!
OhSugar
On June 2, 2009 at 11:54 am
I think history has taught how we should live, the problem is that we don’t learn what we are taught. History will keep repeating itself if we don’t learn.
George W Whitehead
On June 2, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Sure history has taught us how we should live, we just don’t learn!
CA Johnson
On June 2, 2009 at 4:48 pm
This is a great article with great pics, mr. ghaz. I agree with the others who said that history has taught us things. It is too bad that people haven’t learned from them.
Radhika Bhargava
On June 2, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Its true that history has taught us many thing,but we hardly care about them.
Ruby Hawk
On June 2, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Mr Ghaz, it seems we have learned nothing. What is wrong with the human race? Still we send our finest young men as fodder for the canons. For shame on our leaders.
Jo Oliver
On June 2, 2009 at 8:55 pm
very thought provoking. Yes, it seems that we are a stupid race….we just never learn.
clay hurtubise
On June 2, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Well written and presented piece. I agree with with you, peace remains elusive until we, as a global race, realize the mistakes of our past and commit ourselves to not repeat them.
Thanks,
Clay
Inna Tysoe
On June 2, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Well written.
Inna
DA Cournean
On June 2, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Very well done. One would think we should have learned by now. There are still too many power struggles in the world.
nekkoli
On June 2, 2009 at 10:37 pm
you have to understand where you have been to not make the same mistakes again in the future, well written!
hollynoel001
On June 2, 2009 at 11:32 pm
the past and the future not really so different a great thought provoking piece well done
Phill Senters
On June 3, 2009 at 2:32 am
Strange how so many profess a desire for peace while so few create all the unrest and wars. Great article Mr. G. Very thought provoking.
Unofre Pili
On June 3, 2009 at 5:52 am
A great article as usual. Yes, Mr. Ghaz, very bad of mankind..we are seem incapable of learning the lessons of history, though we really are.
hiho
On June 3, 2009 at 6:25 am
Loved this article Ghaz, particularly the images. I don’t know who the author of this famous quote was but wouldn’t it be nice..”If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life, sorrow and suffering, enough to disarm any hostility.”
kate smedley
On June 3, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Extremely thought provoking … peace does indeed seem a dream from where we are just now.
stryka66
On June 4, 2009 at 5:06 am
History teaches us that we learn little or nothing from history – but can there ever be true peace on earth as long as we are at war with our Maker, and reject the Prince of Peace ?
Betty Carew
On June 4, 2009 at 5:07 am
Awesome thought provoking article Mr Ghaz.
sandie
On June 4, 2009 at 10:45 am
I think its human nature to fight in order to win, to get what they want. Its a bit like a bully, i will beat you up if i dont get money from you attitude.Love all of your pics.
Joshua Miguel
On June 4, 2009 at 5:32 pm
we should all learn from our past.
bluehive
On June 8, 2009 at 4:27 am
Barring the war mongers, sometime you just can\\\’t avoid a war. You suggest people to live in peace, but what if someone comes and kill thousands of innocent people. I feel you need to punish them(?). That\\\’s why we have a law, a system of police or army in our society. My point is that you just can\\\’t avoid bad people by closing your eyes. You ought to act to keep them in check.
So though your thoughts are nice to hear, they can not be followed in practice.
Kamlesh Chauhan
On June 11, 2009 at 2:34 am
Aren’t we having the same Problem with China and Pakistan? They both always claiming something which does not belong to them. As a concern Universal Cititzen this is my original quote ” No Nation Should Be Divided In the Name of Race and Religion” we as Universal Citizen stand up and speak against this Evil.
rizzei
On June 11, 2009 at 11:20 am
as they say, history repeats itself..an interesting topic you got here..:)
Juancav
On August 1, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Materialism is the root of all evils,crime, family breakdowns, unemployment, indebtedness and of course the wars are for oil, power,annexing land etc.