The present and future are more valuable than the past.

I have never been a fan of history, and I feel that the past has limited value to the world around us today. A lot of people insist that history repeats itself, but there are two serious flaws with that belief.

The first flaw is that we really don’t know what happened in the past. History is generally portrayed in a biased manner. American history, for example, is generally recorded by people who love America and want to portray its history in a positive light.

The second flaw is that the past will never be a perfect match for what we are doing today. No two individuals are alike (not just within the present). We have new technology. War on American soil wouldn’t reflect the topography and climate that have influenced European wars. There are so many factors that the past is irrelevant.

It’s not just that the past is irrelevant. In some ways, the past is inhibiting the future. We have all heard that we shouldn’t reinvent the wheel. While I understand that you shouldn’t have to redevelop every single idea every time you want to build off of it, there are times when a better approach could be found if we didn’t cling to existing ideas. In other words, we NEED to periodically reinvent the wheel.

Take a look at the schools. The process was designed to destroy thought and individuality. People don’t realize the true purpose of the process. Every time the school prove themselves to be detrimental to society, we insist on further investments in the process. If people backed off of tradition and formed their own beliefs, the collective understanding of education will improve. This is what needs to happen if we want to improve the quality of education.

If only the people of the past cared about the future. If they did, the present would be more tolerable. Hopefully, I can push myself in the right direction. Hopefully, I can help make the future a better place.