Learning about the past has no value for those of us living in the present. To what extent do you agree or disagree

Some people believe that studying about how things were done in the past has no positive impact on present

day

living. I totally disagree with

this

statement, especially because some

knowledge

from

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of

our previous way of life as humans could help in solving some current

day

issues.

This

and other reasons for my view would be discussed in

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write-up

.

First

of all, some present

day

problems were solved by learning and improving on the

knowledge

of our forefathers.

For example

, the matchstick and other substances used to kindle fire were invented from learning how fire was produced ages ago by striking stones to produce a spark.

In other words

,

this

discovery stemmed from the ancient

knowledge

that only a spark can produce fire.

Secondly

, we learn wisdom and glean insight when we listen to the words of elders. It is a general fact that experience is one of the best teachers and as

such

, we can avoid certain mistakes by learning from the experience of old times.

In addition

, core values like leadership, unity,

hardwork

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hard work

,

etc

continuing in the same way

etc.

are

agelong

growing old

ageing

and lessons learnt from studying how people of old tackled these issues and how they handled some difficulties would be very useful today.

For instance

, studies have shown that over sixty percent of successful people in the year 2010 had mentors they learnt their path to success from.

Furthermore

, great victories from the past serve as a huge motivation for people today.

This

is one of the reasons why history is still a part of

students

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students'

student's

student

curriculum in schools.

For example

, young people could be encouraged to stand

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what is right when they are taught about the impact of Martin Luther King. In conclusion,

knowledge

about the past has a major impact on present

day

living.

Thus

more efforts should be applied to explore our history more and lessons learnt should be constructively applied in our

every

found in the ordinary course of events

everyday

day

lives.