It is often difficult to convince someone else of what you believe to be true ...especially what you believe to be true about what is 'going' to happen.

That is where the potential value of history comes in ...I say potential because so many ignore history, whether it is recent history in there their own life or a more broader range of history.

And do you know what happens when you ignore history?

No, it doesn't affect history as it would affect us if we ignored each other.  But, it does affect our perception of history ...and that may affect our future.

And it affects our understanding and growth.

And it more or less guarantees that we will repeat history.

History is often not just a record of our conquests and successes ...but our failures and mistakes too.

We repeat our mistakes because we venture on without heeding any warnings and without fear in the proper place.