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There are might be some people who believe that comprehending the past is not helpful to solve obstacles we are facing today and in the future. However, I personally disagree with the above idea for the two subsequent reasons. First, lesson from the past gives us wisdom to solve problems today and in the future. Second, lesson from the past helps us to get ready for obstacles we are facing now and we will face in the future.
To begin with, lesson from the past gives us wisdom to solve problems today and in the future.
When people comprehend the past, they do not commit the same mistake as before. And they know how to solve them thanks to lessons and wisdom they learned from the past. Therefore, comprehending the past helps greatly to solve abstacles facing us now and in the future.
Let me bring up Korean Military History as an example. Through out the history our nation have been suffered from invasion from other strong countries, such as China, Russia, Japan and especially the North Korea. We learned from the past that the peace could only be maintained when the nation is strong enough to strike back to the attack. And obviously our nation is continuously threatened by North Korea, and Japan. Therefore, no matter what, our military forces are continuously developing more lethal military operations to the hostiles to solve problem we are facing now and in the future. This shows that comprehending the past is actually critical to solve obstacles now and in the future.
On top of that, lesson from the past helps us to get ready to deal with problems now and in the future.
Experiences and lessons give us precious guideline to follow to make problems never happen again or to prepare for them. Thus, it helps people to stay in readiness. And it is helpful because whatever comes people are already ready to face them.
According to a research done by Korean History Department, among all kingdoms and dynasties that lasted longer than 500 years, 98 percent of them had History Department which studied the past and gave guidence to prepare upcoming obstacles. This fact clearly shows us that comprehending the past is critical and most helpful to get ready for obstacles now and in the future.
In conclusion, lesson from the past is crucial. Because it not only gives us wisdom for the obstacles now and in the future, it also gives us guide lines to get ready to deal with them.
In this regard, comprehending the past is crucial to being able to solve obstacles we are facing now and in the future. |