Haiku and Tanka - 6. History

I'm not sure makind nor individuals really learn from the past. One can always hope. I think it is about selfishness, always choosing the things from the history that suits us best, not what is really good for us. I think we are blind to our mistakes. History can be something that teaches us to understand where we came from and shows the path we are on. Yet objectivity is something we don't posess no matter how we try to convince ourself.

I do love history, I want to know everything, the big picture, the small details the connections the lost connections. In the context of family history... objectivity is even harder to obtain.

Yup, made me ponder.

I really liked the part where you said that the most difficult thing is to go to the other direction as the anchestors. Yes, that takes bravery.

On 06/20/2011 01:44 AM, Marzipan said:

I'm not sure makind nor individuals really learn from the past. One can always hope. I think it is about selfishness, always choosing the things from the history that suits us best, not what is really good for us. I think we are blind to our mistakes. History can be something that teaches us to understand where we came from and shows the path we are on. Yet objectivity is something we don't posess no matter how we try to convince ourself.

 

I do love history, I want to know everything, the big picture, the small details the connections the lost connections. In the context of family history... objectivity is even harder to obtain.

 

Yup, made me ponder.

 

I really liked the part where you said that the most difficult thing is to go to the other direction as the anchestors. Yes, that takes bravery.

Thanks for the Review.

I'm glad the poetry keeps making you think. It's not so easy to do sometimes. History is the lens through which we filter our future.