{"id":561,"date":"2020-12-18T19:11:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T19:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/?p=561"},"modified":"2020-12-19T05:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T05:39:32","slug":"the-lore-of-the-days-of-yore-significance-of-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/the-lore-of-the-days-of-yore-significance-of-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lore of the Days of Yore: Significance of History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sananshi Pidyar
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ambala, Punjab<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Culture keeps us rooted to our heritage. Heritage helps us reminisce our history. History teaches us great lessons from the past. And without the knowledge of the past, it is impossible for us to move towards the future. History plays an imperative role in moulding us and our future, for ‘a page of history is worth a pound of logic.’ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is history that tells us of our origins, how family structure and society developed in the ancient civilisations; prevents us from making the same mistakes again, how the world wars obliterated an entire generation so that mankind doesn’t face the same crisis again; and quenches our thirst for countless answers, of how the present came into existence. We don’t realise how our everyday life is directly or indirectly connected to our past generations, and ‘those who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it.’ Darwin proved with his Theory of Evolution that history plays a crucial role in fortifying scientific conjectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mankind is like a tree, whose history, like roots, is buried deep into the earth, anchoring and strengthening it from within. While the growing branches are like the future, fresh and fragile, unable to thrive without the embedded support. In the words of the 1984 author, George Orwell, “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this fast-moving world, with the advent of the Computer Age, Generation Z deems the future alone to be of enough significance for their attention. They believe in the notion of ‘let bygones be bygones’, and reflecting on one’s heritage is futile. Everyone today has been blinded by a race towards modernization because of which they have completely forgotten about their culture and heritage. But what they fail to realise is that everything that is going to happen results from everything that has already happened. For ‘we are not the makers of history, we are made by history<\/em>.’ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until a few years back, I had the same assumptions about history. It wasn’t before I was thirteen that I realised how fascinating are the times gone by. It was a trip to Italy that left me completely awestruck. The marvel of the beautiful palaces and piazzas of Florence transformed my perceptions about the past. For me, it was the architecture that brought me closer to our heritage, but it could be anything from music to dances, from books to paintings that could trigger one’s affinity for culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make history relatable for children, ‘History Day’ must be celebrated once a year so that they can learn about their family’s legacy, with the help of group discussions in the family on the same, later they must share their family’s past with their peers and teachers in school. The schools must organise educational trips to cultivate a student’s interest in culture. This can also be done by planning ‘Culture Fests’ once a year to exhibit their culture’s favourite aspect. Smalls skits and musicals can also leave a profound impact on a child’s psyche. Competitions must be held where the children get to boast their knowledge about history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These activities will reconnect the children with their roots and help foster unity among the masses. The upcoming generations must be brought up in a way that they appreciate the history of the family, the nation, and the world on the whole. So that they can further deliver the same to the younger generations, and this cycle must go on for history and culture to endure the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Sumatra to the Indus Valley, from Homer’s Iliad to Virgil’s Aeneid, from the crusades to the Cold War, every moment has made history since times immemorial. We might be a trivial part of this grand story, but with each ticking second, let us rise to the occasion, and empowered with the knowledge of the past and a vision for the future, make contributions that echo through the valleys between today and tomorrow and not fall prey to the oblivion of time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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