People often say “ Those who don’t understand history will repeat the mistakes of the past.” I totally disagree. I don’t see any evidence that people have made smart decisions based on their knowledge of the past. To me, the present is what is important, not the past. I think that people, the weather, and politics determine what happens, not the past.
People can change. We can’t assume that people will continue to hate one another just because they have had hated one another for years. Look at Turkey and Greece. When Turkey had an earthquake, Greece sent aid. When Greece had an earthquake, Turkey sent aid. Now, these two countries are cooperating and looking forward to improved relations. No doubt, if we looked at the past, we could have thought this was a lost cause. But people change.
The weather can change. Farmers think that they can plant certain crops because these crops have always grown well in their fields before. But the weather can change. There can be a long drought. The crops that have always worked well , will die. A drought-resistant crop needs to be tried. If we looked at the past, we would not have changed our crop and we would have lost our farm. Weather changes.
Politics an change. According to my way of thinking, politicians must be responsive to changes in the people. If politicians looked only at the past, they would always say the same thing. People change. On the whole, people today care about human rights. They warn all people to have the equal rights. If we looked at the past in the United States, we would see a lot of discrimination against races, women, and sexual orientation. Now, that is changing. Politicians changes, too.
As a rule what is important today is to follow the mood of the moment. We can’t be looked in the past. It doesn’t do us any good to think about the past. People, the weather, and politics can change in any direction. The direction of this change, in my opinion, can not be predicted by studying the past.
People can change. We can’t assume that people will continue to hate one another just because they have had hated one another for years. Look at Turkey and Greece. When Turkey had an earthquake, Greece sent aid. When Greece had an earthquake, Turkey sent aid. Now, these two countries are cooperating and looking forward to improved relations. No doubt, if we looked at the past, we could have thought this was a lost cause. But people change.
The weather can change. Farmers think that they can plant certain crops because these crops have always grown well in their fields before. But the weather can change. There can be a long drought. The crops that have always worked well , will die. A drought-resistant crop needs to be tried. If we looked at the past, we would not have changed our crop and we would have lost our farm. Weather changes.
Politics an change. According to my way of thinking, politicians must be responsive to changes in the people. If politicians looked only at the past, they would always say the same thing. People change. On the whole, people today care about human rights. They warn all people to have the equal rights. If we looked at the past in the United States, we would see a lot of discrimination against races, women, and sexual orientation. Now, that is changing. Politicians changes, too.
As a rule what is important today is to follow the mood of the moment. We can’t be looked in the past. It doesn’t do us any good to think about the past. People, the weather, and politics can change in any direction. The direction of this change, in my opinion, can not be predicted by studying the past.
人们常说“那些不懂历史会重复过去的错误。“我完全不同意。我没有看到任何证据表明人做出聪明的决定基于他们过去的知识。对我来说,目前是什么是重要的,而不是过去。我认为人们,天气,和政治的决定会发生什么,而不是过去。
人是可以改变的。我们不能假定人们会继续讨厌另一个仅仅因为他们讨厌彼此多年。看看土耳其和希腊。当土耳其地震,希腊援助。当希腊也发生了地震,土耳其派遣援助。现在,这两个国家合作,期待改善关系。毫无疑问,如果我们看过去,我们可以认为这是一个注定要失败。但是人们改变。
天气可以改变。农民认为他们可以种植某些作物,因为这些作物一直生长在他们的田地。但天气可以改变。可以有很长的干旱。作物一直工作得很好,会死。耐旱作物需要尝试。如果我们看过去,我们不会改变了作物,我们就会失去我们的农场。天气的变化。
政治的变化。根据我的思维方式,政客们必须能够响应变化的人。如果政客们只看过去,他们总是说同样的事情。人改变。总的来说,今天的人们关心人权。他们警告所有的人拥有平等的权利。如果我们看过去在美国,我们会看到很多种族歧视,女性,性取向。现在,这种情况正在改变。政客们的变化。
一般重要的今天是跟随的那一刻的心情。我们不能过去了。我们不做任何思考过去。人、天气和政治可以改变在任何方向。这种变化的方向,在我看来,不能预测的研究过去。
