When you were a subject in my school life, I hated you the most. I was scared of you. I was sure that I would never understand you. Neither now I understand you. You are needed so that people know about the past and learn from you. But I don't see many people learning from you and not repeating the same mistake. History, you will remain forever till mankind exist. But are you really useful to everyone? Welcome to the day 9 of #YoLeWriMo or the YourQuote Letter Writing Month i.e. July. History, as the cliché goes, is a record of lessons to not repeat itself but more often than not, it does just that. The literary characteristic of history is it's both personal and global. Some of the greatest novels take the help of personal history to document one's national history. For instance, Rushdie's Midnight's Children documents the stories of kids born at the stroke of midnight when India became independent and their life stories are intertwined with the fate of the country. Write your #letters to history — personal, familial, national — and tell how it has affected you and your life. #DearHistory #YourQuoteAndMine Collaborating with YourQuote Baba
