History

Study the History

Recently we have learned about information regarding the New York school system that reported over 70 percent of the High School graduates cannot read properly, write or do basic math. That also means they cannot name past Presidents, know basic American history, cite any political models of the past or understand the basic foundations of economic theory. As bad as this is, the worst part is perhaps they do not understand the importance of our foundational heritage, that we have been founded on the Judeo-Christian principles expounded on in our Declaration of Independence and Constitution that our rights are given by God and not by a government.

An axiom often stated claims that if we are unaware of our history, we are doomed to repeat it. Perhaps because we have established our founding on the Judeo-Christian heritage we should be constantly seeking a study of where we have been. For fear that future generations would forget, Moses wrote in Deuteronomy 4:9 that,

"Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;” (Deuteronomy 4:9, KJV)

Surly it is important to teach the power and majesty of God. His power and role in history for the "sons' sons" was so important that one generation should not pass without each of the sons being taught of the very source of salvation.

By contrast, without re-teaching one generation after another that there is a history that is rich in our country, is to watch succeeding generations of "sons" grow weary and faint and lose all perspective of where America has come.

The outgrowth of that generation that has not learned our history will be to perceive with blinded eyes, turn the truth to a lie, and revise events to see wrong in place of right, accept current, perverted things as good things, and become the very ally of the true source of revisionist history. As each succeeding generation follows along that path, the truth from having lived and experienced past accomplishments and noble events becomes less challenged and people begin to relegate those past events of history as simply a harmless fairy tale of allegory. People need to be awakened to the importance of learning the history of America!

Look at the children, teenagers, and young adults passing through their generational socialization period and try to distinguish the effects of a lack of historical perspective in their actions.  Look at our political structure of today and compare it to the generations of yesteryear to determine if there has been a change in thinking and actions toward our Constitutional form of government.  The mark is there if we are able to open our eyes and recognize what is happening to our lifestyles and worldview.  

Jim Killebrew