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We have understood that the movement of the past society is studied in history. The question that is usually asked is, why study this? How will it benefit us to know how many battles the kings of the past fought, and how many reforms they made, and how they ruled? Why should we carry this burden of history? From questions like these we seek the very purpose of the study of history.
The study of history is the search for the past. Peeking into the past, we learn about the present. Only by understanding today's present do we see the future. Meaning, to understand today's present, we need to study history. A simple example can be taken to explain this. What do we do when we are travelling, the car suddenly stops? To understand the present, that is, to know where we are, we look back. In the past, in the last four or two hours, he peeks and finds out how many kilometres he has travelled. It gives us insight into the present and the future. This means you can know how many more kilometres you have to travel. To understand the present, it is necessary to look into the past. Meaning, the purpose of history is to assess the present in the context of the past.
Oblivion of the past is like a man with amnesia. The current situation is not understood. Our present existence depends on our past memory, that is, the past, the history. So history gives us a sense of the present and the purpose of history is to give a sense of the present. The value of today's progress does not come to our notice unless we understand how we have reached the threshold of the 21st century from the earliest times.
The saying 'the next one stumbles behind the wise one' also comes from history. Another purpose of history is to make the present man wise in the face of past mistakes. History has shown from history that due to internal strife, political instability, duplicity, the country is a victim of foreign aggression, and national unity is the key to a strong and powerful nation. We can have a better life now by avoiding the mistakes of the past. History is a mirror of the past. The reality of the past is expressed through history as it is. Such an expression, that is, the search for the truth of the past, is the purpose of history.
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