It is often said that we are living in present not in the past. This is because people think that spending time looking back about the past is useless. However, I do not agree with the previous statement for two reasons. First, the event that happened before can happen again in the future. Also, people can come up with better solution based on their experience.
To begin with, there is an old saying – ‘History repeats itself.’ There is a huge possibility that the current or the past events can occur again in the future. If people neglect this possibility, they will make the same mistake as they made before. By studying the past, we can prevent this unnecessary repentant. For example, when I was in college, I took an Asian-history class for the first time. Since I was not familiar with the topic, I didn’t know what to study. So, during the mid-term exam, I just studied textbook and it turned out, my grade was pretty low. I tried to find out what was the reason. Finally, my conclusion was I did not visit museums that my professor had recommended nor read the book. After I had finished all these missions, I took my final test which I got my full score. I realized that analyze had made a progression.
In addition, people can come up with better solution when they study about the past. Because they do not want to make same mistake, they will study and research about the event. It is obvious that someone who had an experience before may have a better idea to prevent same mistakes. To illustrate, Japan is one of the countries that have many earthquake. Because it is a nature disaster, they cannot stop it. However, they tried to lessen the damage from the earthquake and the result is quite successful. They built a second or a third floors buildings with concrete and they educated children how to act when the earthquake occurs. Finally, even though Japan still has many earthquakes year after year, they are well prepared.
To conclude, to solve the problems of the present or the future, we have to study about the past. This is because by studying the past, we can prevent the similar events in the future. Also, since we have an experience, we can come up with the reliable solution. |