History is not simply the story of what has happened. History is the story of human ideas. If we try to interpret life by what we see, hear or otherwise sense, we limit ourselves to one subjective perception. This is not good enough.
The ideas and thoughts that lead up to the movements, and the intuitive manipulation of the plan throughout, are the real story. The continuation of ideas may be the only thing we have left that distinguishes us from the soil. Since what we build or develop is limited by the daily cycles of sun, wind, and rain, the only sustainable human trait is the sharing and progress of ideas and thought.
This explains why we are still fascinated by the great thinkers and philosophers of generations in the rear view. Their writings and ideas not only fail to lose value and interest, but actually gain momentum as new generations learn their interpretations and make note of their music. As evidence, take note of the cultures that have attempted to suppress ideas, and in time have proven to fail.
Current ideas are just that, current. They will take root down the road on another morning, and offer their own shade and screen from the weight of that days fear.
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