The Greek word is Historia…we call it history…it’s the seeking of knowledge and the knowledge gained from that inquiry.
It has been mostly men who have transcribed history…as a general rule…which has allowed their version of history to be the one we learn in school.
But man…any man…has a tendency, when it comes to writing his story…his verse…to make himself look better than he is…and everyone else look worse.
Which means the history we learn in school…by human nature is misguided…missing certain facts and truths…it tends to be one-sided.
But…as we gain knowledge…as our minds open…as we learn what really happened…as truer stories are told…we realize how this more accurate version of history…differs from the old.
We now know throughout our country’s history many injustices have been scattered…we know how badly the Native American, the Japanese and women have been treated….we know what lead to Black lives matter.
There are some, however who don’t want the truth to be taught…they are indignant…bitter and mad…they want our children to learn of our good…while completely ignoring our bad.
I feel these people have forgotten the true meaning of the word history…have forgotten how the good and the bad we all must see…
how else can we ever gain knowledge from our inquiry?
It isn’t always comfortable to look at our mistakes…
but our injustices, our abuses, our inequalities we need to know…
for unless we also look at our worse behaviors…
how can we ever grow?
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