Learning about the past (by Bessie Chan) Date:6-11-2007
The present life is different from the past. Technology has improved our quality of life, and the problems we face nowadays are totally different from the past. For example, it is impossible to find any realistic solution about the predicament of global warming from the ancient great empires because they knew nothing about the problem. It sounds reasonable, right? But it is also possible to learn valuable idea from the past. Although many people think that learning about the past has no value for those of us in the present, studying the history reasonably leads us to a more successful life.
Learning from others' successes directs us to the way of success. It is true that ¡§Every man I meet is in some way my superior¡¨ (Ralph Waldo Emerson). Great people of the past are our superior. The reasons for their success give us hints to the way of success. Their characters and attitudes are the model that our youngster should imitate and learn. Furthermore, it is commonly known that student who studying ¡§Political¡¨ should have a deep knowledge about the history. Every government facing predicament will ask the ¡§Wh¡¨ questions such as ¡§What would the previous brimming government have done if they are faced the same problem?¡¨ A successful government learns the secret of success from the previous rulers.
Learning from others' failure keep us from making the same mistake again. No one wants to taste the bitter experience of failure. It is true that ¡§He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses¡¨. So, what we should do is not making the same mistake that led to failure. Moreover, the society is more likely to give a second chance for those juvenile offenders but tends to agree to have a harder retribution on recidivist. These imply that everyone is expected to learn from the failure and won¡¦t make the same mistake again. I believe that ¡§Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it¡¨.
To sum up, although learning about the past does not necessarily lead to a successful life, there can be little doubt that knowing more about the success and failure of the past directs us to a brimming life with less regret.
The present life is different from the past. Technology has improved our quality of life, and the problems we face nowadays are totally different from the past. For example, it is impossible to find any realistic solution about the predicament of global warming from the ancient great empires because they knew nothing about the problem. It sounds reasonable, right? But it is also possible to learn valuable idea from the past. Although many people think that learning about the past has no value for those of us in the present, studying the history reasonably leads us to a more successful life.
Learning from others' successes directs us to the way of success. It is true that ¡§Every man I meet is in some way my superior¡¨ (Ralph Waldo Emerson). Great people of the past are our superior. The reasons for their success give us hints to the way of success. Their characters and attitudes are the model that our youngster should imitate and learn. Furthermore, it is commonly known that student who studying ¡§Political¡¨ should have a deep knowledge about the history. Every government facing predicament will ask the ¡§Wh¡¨ questions such as ¡§What would the previous brimming government have done if they are faced the same problem?¡¨ A successful government learns the secret of success from the previous rulers.
Learning from others' failure keep us from making the same mistake again. No one wants to taste the bitter experience of failure. It is true that ¡§He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses¡¨. So, what we should do is not making the same mistake that led to failure. Moreover, the society is more likely to give a second chance for those juvenile offenders but tends to agree to have a harder retribution on recidivist. These imply that everyone is expected to learn from the failure and won¡¦t make the same mistake again. I believe that ¡§Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it¡¨.
To sum up, although learning about the past does not necessarily lead to a successful life, there can be little doubt that knowing more about the success and failure of the past directs us to a brimming life with less regret.
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